The author examines four domesticated plant species (the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato), describing how each has evolved a survival strategy based on satisfying human desires.

A farmer's family helps him dig a large potato out of the ground so they can use it to feed the town.

"You say potato...? Not anymore. You'll say, Wow! Fantastic! Incredible! You'll say, Who knew you could make a potato taste so good? Raghavan knew. A master teacher and beloved and award-winning cookbook author, Raghavan Iyer celebrates his favorite ingredient in Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked--And Fried, Too!, a continent-by-continent celebration of the amazing potato. Its recipes, inspired by a diversity of cuisines, are accompanied by enticing...

Examines growing potatoes at home, including the growth process, their uses once ready for harvest, and recipes for homegrown potato dishes.

Follows the Small Potatoes as they take a ride on the Potato Train to the Potato Fair.

Rot the mutant potato must find a way to face his fear after his big brother, Snot, tells him there may be a dangerous Squirm in the magnificent mud pit he found.

Rot, a mutant potato, enters a "Cutest in the World" contest but worries when he sees his competition.

A collection of more than three hundred recipes from around the world for a variety of dishes using potatoes.

Unlock Nature's Way of Getting and Staying Lean for Life. When you hear the words "carb-cycling" you may think: That's for the serious athletes and bodybuilders, there's no way I could ever do that - it's just too complicated. Guess again. In The Sweet Potato Diet, popular fitness guru Michael Morelli removes all of the guesswork and takes away the fear from traditional carb-cycling by simplifying it down into a step-by-step eating schedule where...