The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and

The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
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This vivid and unforgettable expedition through the world of exotic fruit, from an author with â€œthe talents of a food writer, investigative journalist, poet, travel writer, and humoristâ€ (The New York Times Book Review), is being made into a documentary starring Bill Pullman.

A vivid and unforgettable expedition through the world of exotic fruit, The Fruit Hunters is the engrossing story of some of Earthâ€™s most desired foods told by an intrepid journalist and keen observer of natureâ€”both human and botanical.

Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. Adam Gollner examines the fruits we eat and explains why we eat them (the scientific, economic and aesthetic reasons); traces the life of mass-produced fruits (how they are created, grown and marketed) and explores the underworld of fruits that are inaccessible, ignored and even forbidden in the Western world. Peopled with a cast of characters as varied and bizarre as the fruit it discussesâ€”smugglers, inventors, explorers and epicuresâ€”this extraordinary book can â€œfill a thousand and one summer nights with delightful readingâ€ (The Miami Herald ).
Country USA
Brand Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-06-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476704999

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2013-06-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476704999

The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession

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