{"product_id":"9780143114741","title":"A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating personal inquiry into the art of architecture, the craft of building, and the meaning of modern work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences—whether eating, gardening, or building—and 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—a small, wooden hut, his \"shelter for daydreams\"—built 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 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022212677872,"sku":"9780143114741","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143114741_p0.jpg?v=1769913906","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143114741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}