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Michael Pollan Recommended Books

Michael Pollan has recommended 19 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, and activist.

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19 Books Recommended

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"So that you understand what a good guide looks like." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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On Drugs

by David Lenson
"Little known, but the smartest book on drugs I know of." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"Taught me how to look at a landscape and see not just nature but history as well." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"Actually has very good advice for people who want to guide, or are shopping for a guide." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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1 person
  • Peter Attia recommended this book

Home Economics

by Wendell Berry
"I’ve learned more from [this author] than anyone else about how best to engage with nature, and how to write a sturdy and pleasing English sentence." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"A crazy and brilliant survey of Western literature." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"The perfect book for this moment when we're all cooking like crazy." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"I’ve learned more from [this author] than anyone else about how best to engage with nature, and how to write a sturdy and pleasing English sentence." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"If you're at all interested in cooking, or France, or great prose, you won't want to miss this book." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"In retrospect, this beautifully written and hilarious narrative made me a journalist." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"The most original observer of American politics in the second half of the 20th century." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"Sentence by sentence, some of the most stimulating thoughts anywhere." - Michael Pollan (Source)

The Jungle

by Upton Sinclair
"A powerful piece of journalism disguised as a novel." - Michael Pollan (Source)

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau
"For its bracing prose as much as anything else. I’ve been arguing with [the author] for most of my career." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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2 people
"A good book on MDMA therapy." - Michael Pollan (Source)
"A very famous book about what were not then known as psychedelics." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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3 people

The Odyssey

by Homer
"... And not just because there are so many great barbecue scenes." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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5 people
  • Tim O’Reilly recommended this book
  • Walter Isaacson recommended this book
  • Caterina Fake recommended this book
  • Stewart Brand recommended this book
  • Jay-Z recommended this book
"Fascinating." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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1 person
  • Joe Rogan recommended this book
"The bible of psychiatric diagnoses." - Michael Pollan (Source)

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1 person

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