Adam Leith Gollner: 2 books
The Book of Immortality
The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
A “wonderful” (Harper’s), “engrossing” (Parade) exploration of the most universal of human obsessions: immortality—from an author who is “part Mary Roach, part Joe Strummer of The Clash” (The Wall Street Journal).
What have we not done to live forever? Adam Leith Gollner, the...
The Fruit Hunters
A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. An expedition through the fascinating world of fruit, The Fruit Hunters is the engrossing story of some of Earth's most desired foods.
In lustrous prose, Adam...