{"product_id":"place-of-my-own-the-architecture-of-daydreams","title":"Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePlace of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Pollan\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143114741\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A glorious piece of prose . . . Pollan leads readers on his adventure with humor and grace.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA captivating personal inquiry into the art of architecture, the craft of building, and the meaning of modern work \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"A room of one's own: Is there anybody who hasn't at one time or another wished for such a place, hasn't turned those soft words over until they'd assumed a habitable shape?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Michael Pollan decided to plant a garden, the result was the acclaimed bestseller \u003ci\u003eSecond Nature\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eA Place of My Own, \u003c\/i\u003ehe turns his sharp insight to the craft of building, as he recounts the process of designing and constructing a small one-room structure on his rural Connecticut property--a place in which he hoped to read, write, and daydream, built with his own two unhandy hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ewhether eating, gardening, or building\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Food\u003c\/i\u003e. With this updated edition of his earlier book \u003ci\u003eA Place of My Own\u003c\/i\u003e, readers can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan's realization of a room of his own\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ea small, wooden hut, his \"shelter for daydreams\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ebuilt with his admittedly unhandy hands. Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. Blandings, \u003ci\u003eA Place of My Own\u003c\/i\u003e not only works to convey the history and meaning of all human building, it also marks the connections between our bodies, our minds, and the natural world.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams | Michael Pollan | Paperback | 9780143114741 | Used: Very Good | Architecture \u0026 Design 1678917 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48742953320600,"sku":"1678917","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81eEx5dEe5L.jpg?v=1773854001","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/place-of-my-own-the-architecture-of-daydreams","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}