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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was given this book to read by my daughter and I thought, why would I want to read a history of the potato? After it sat for a couple of months collecting dust I picked it up and started glancing through it. I couldn't put it down. It is so much more than the story of the potato, it is the story of human development and how the potato impacted on our history, told with wit and style.
Don't be put off by the title or the that it's about the humble spud, I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone with any interest in history.
Don't be put off by the title or the that it's about the humble spud, I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone with any interest in history.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
John Reader's well-written, well-researched history of the potato's place in the development of modern society, tells the story of its discovery in South America by the all-conquering Spanish, its initially slow, then rapid spread throughout Europe, evolving from a curiosity to a delicacy before becoming a staple.
This fascinating account is peppered with good stories making the case for a far wider appreciation of the importance of the humble spud in the rapid rise of European people's health, wealth and power from the 16th century on.
A very entertaining read.
This fascinating account is peppered with good stories making the case for a far wider appreciation of the importance of the humble spud in the rapid rise of European people's health, wealth and power from the 16th century on.
A very entertaining read.
2 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has been on the receiving end of several good reviews, which we a basis for buying it. Dissappointing - very. I was expecting a book along the lines of Kulanskys SALT or COD but instead got a book which was very slow and hard reading. Yes, it has been well researched - it is just a pity this could not have been tranferred into a book which was pleasingly readable.
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