{"product_id":"remarkable-plants-that-shape-our-helen-bynum-9780226204741","title":"Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World","description":"Imagine a typical morning--munching on a bowl of cereal, sipping coffee, dressing for the day, riding to work. Every moment of this common routine draws on the power of plants, and the centuries of development that brought wheat, coffee beans, cotton, and rubber--among many others--into our daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemarkable Plants \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates the wonder and utility of the green kingdom, taking a detailed look at how plants have shaped our world. It focuses on eighty key species and richly explores their history, highlighting their importance and bringing to light surprising stories. Organized thematically into eight sections, the book starts with \"Transformers\" (including rice, beans, olives) and moves through sections such as \"Heal and Harm\" (poppy, aloe, strychnos) and \"Revered and Adored\" (lotus, frankincense, rose). Each species is introduced with its common and scientific names and followed by an exploration of its cultural, historical, botanical, and symbolic associations. Hundreds of botanical illustrations show full plants as well as highlight distinctive leaves, blooms, and fruits.\u003cbr\u003e Rooted in one of the world's most important and renowned temples of greenery, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, \u003ci\u003eRemarkable Plants \u003c\/i\u003eis a symbiotic balance of science and art that will open readers' eyes to the deep influence of the natural world on our modern one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Bynum, William Bynum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022620474X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226204741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.11h x 7.60w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 1343","brand":"Helen Bynum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913424306431,"sku":"9780226204741","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8f5498d4-3d1e-4d07-b6dc-476ed85e3fee.jpg?v=1680620335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remarkable-plants-that-shape-our-helen-bynum-9780226204741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}