A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
- ISBN-10
- 0143114743
- ISBN-13
- 9780143114741
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Michael Pollan
Description
The author describes the process--design, footings, framing, roofing, windows, and trim--by which he created a space for writing.
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