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A carregar... The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession (edição 2010)por Adam Leith Gollner (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. An enjoyable read. Concentrated primarily on the folkloric and "mystical" nature of fruits, along with a heavy emphasis on sex throughout. Would have liked a little more on the history and exploration aspect, but there are probably other books for that ( ) I was about to give the book 5 stars - it enhanced my knowledge of fruits like no other. However those chapters on fruit freaks /zealots weren't that much interesting, frankly. Cut them, and the book would've been perfect. But whom should I blame for this - not for nothing the book is named Fruit Hunters, not just Fruits. All in all a good read, just skip some chapters if you're into fruits rather than in some peculiar human beings ;) I have my doubts about the writing of this book, its supposed to be about people who go out looking for new fruits and their stories. Language, noughties' slang, like "two cougars" to describe women strikes a jarring note. I have several fruits in my garden, or at least the bit of rainforest that is accessible the rest being too difficult and bushy to penetrate, that I do not have more than local names for. Sweet water, the pod of a tree with amazingly-perfumed flowers, that is like sucking cotton wool that has been soaked in ... sweet water. A peach-sized woody brown fruit with a bright peachy-orange interior that is apple-crunchy and sweet (I think this might be better ripe). Some tiny orange berry that comes in a lacy bract and tastes like the essence of a really good passion fruit. I wonder what they are, I'm hoping the book might tell me. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal--fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a narrative about one of earth's most desired foods. Readers will discover why, though countless exotic fruits exist in nature, only several dozen varieties are available in supermarkets. Gollner explores the political machinations of multinational fruit corporations, exposing the hidden alliances between agribusiness and government and what that means for public health. He traces the life of mass-produced fruits--how they are created, grown, and marketed--and he explores the underworld of fruits that are inaccessible, ignored, and even forbidden in the Western world. Peopled with a varied and bizarre cast of characters--from smugglers to explorers to inventors--this book unveils the hidden universe of fruit.--From publisher description. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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