![]() knows a frightening great deal about potatoes. The potato matters and I'm glad to know why."- Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn "To mash the several-thousand-year history of the potato into a couple hundred pages and to whip that history into lively and engaging prose is a feat worthy of the subject. Zuckerman's exploration of these areas without losing his grip on the tuber is masterful, executed with economy and wit."- Katherine A. "The story of the potato in Western civilization is part of the history of the table, of living conditions, of social attitudes, and even of views of heredity and degeneration. ![]() The book stimulates and illuminates."- Emily Gordon, Newsday Zuckerman is an excellent storyteller, both conscientious and colloquial. ![]() ![]() "To single out as the salvation of the world as we know it is, perhaps, a tiny bit overzealous-but not, as this book proves, preposterous."- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Media Issues, Communication & Journalism.Computer Science & Information Technology. ![]()
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