The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man French Laundry (Restaurant) 10-year-old Derf Backderf saw those

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The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man French Laundry (Restaurant) 10-year-old Derf Backderf saw thoseISBN 13: 9780060915872 Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 03 08 1989 Series: Harper Perennial Pages: 416 Sales rank: 101,056 Product dimensions: 5. 31(w) x 8. 00(h) x 0. 94(d) "Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." John White, San Francisco ChronicleExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In