"Apples" leads readers on a beguiling journey through the primal myths of this popular fruit, explaining its origins and showing how this mysterious fruit of the tree of knowledge continues to tempt and delight. Recipes & illustrations.
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"Apples" leads readers on a beguiling journey through the primal myths of this popular fruit, explaining its origins and showing how this mysterious fruit of the tree of knowledge continues to tempt and delight. Recipes & illustrations.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Like New. Size: 1x6x9; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Bookseller's sticker on jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. Stemming from Browning's own fascination with apples and his own orchard in Kentucky, this wide-ranging compendium of apple information explores the myths and symbolism of apples in various cultures throughout time; locates the first apple orchard; describes the effects of genetic engineering on apples; explains the global apple marketplace; lists apple varieties; provides basic instructions for planting an orchard; includes a selection of apple recipes; and more.
Fascinating read, had no idea how complicated the history and "life" of apples was. I was totally absorbed reading it. Blew Johnny Appleseed out of the water!
ayelvington
Dec 18, 2008
Satisfying and delicious
I took tremendous delight in exploring the history and lore of something that a lot of us take for granted, apples.
Cover to cover, Mr Browning divulges the lineage, history, and possibly the future of a fruit that feeds millions, and has cost some their lives.
This is an engaging, entertaining, and discretely educating volume that was difficult to put down, and I didn't have to wash my hands.