TRIUMPH OF SEEDS (BASIC BOOKS) (PB)

We live in a world of seeds. Yet, despite their importance, seeds are often seen as commonplace, their extraordinary natural and human histories overlooked. Just think: the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fuelled the Enlightenment and cottonseed sparked the Industrial Revolution. This book is a scientific adventure into the wonderful ways in which seeds support diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe.