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Laddar... How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetablesav Rebecca Rupp
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I am giving this book a four star rating because it is so much fun to read. There is lots of interesting facts about vegetables that are presented. Along with these facts, the stories make for a really fun read. I read the book from cover to cover in almost one sitting. The facts are presented in one joyful rush that makes it fun to read. Now, i could argue that the book and the facts, could be laid out in neat little sections, and this would be the proper and organized thing to do. However, to do so would have taken the joy out of the reading. The words come out in almost a rush, like a torrent, and you are carried along with the flow. For a subject as prosaic as vegetables, this way of presenting them brings them to life, and makes the book wonderful. And, a pleasure to read. Great piece of writing! This is a fascinating little book, packed full of veggie facts. Among other things, I learned that tomatoes are legally a vegetable in spite of being, botanically, a fruit. Reading this book, in fact, made me hungry, and I went out and consumed raw vegetables for the first time in I don't know how long. Like a lot of books of trivia, though, it might be best consumed in small doses rather than all at once -- as a bedtime or toilet reading, perhaps. I'm going to pass it on to my father, a PhD botanist. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. This is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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I had high hopes for this book but…..A great gift for someone you are ambivalent about. ( )