{"product_id":"a-place-of-my-own-the-architecture-of-daydreams-9780143114741","title":"A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Pollan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven previous books, including \u003ci\u003eCooked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood Rules\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Botany of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers. He's also the author of the audiobook \u003ci\u003eCaffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine, he also teaches writing at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605679837458,"sku":"9780143114741","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f4d7397-c42a-4c3e-b2f0-33018d51e0f9.jpg?v=1732281250","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-place-of-my-own-the-architecture-of-daydreams-9780143114741","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}