Banana The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

Name: Banana The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
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ISBN: 9780452290082

ISBN-10: 0452290082

ISBN-13: 9780452290082

Edition: 2009

Authors: Dan Koeppel

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In the vein of the bestselling Salt and Cod, a gripping chronicle of the myth, mystery, and uncertain fate of the world’s most popular fruit In this fascinating and surprising exploration of the banana’s history, cultural significance, and endangered future, award-winning journalist Dan Koeppel gives readers plenty of food for thought. Fast-paced and highly entertaining, Bananatakes us from jungle to supermarket, from corporate boardrooms to kitchen tables around the world. We begin in the Garden of Eden—examining scholars’ belief that Eve’s “apple” was actually a banana— and travel to early-twentieth-century Central America, where aptly named “banana republics” rose and fell over the crop,…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.23" wide x 7.93" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Dan Koeppel has been writing for more than 20 years about bikes, bike racing, and outdoor adventure for National Geographic Adventure, Bicycling, Men's Journal, and ESPN: The Magazine. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2003.