We live in a world of seeds. From our morning coffee to the cotton in our clothes, seeds support diets, economies, lifestyles, and civilizations. In The Triumph of Seeds, award-winning conservation biologist Thor Hanson builds on his own triumph in Feathers—itself a masterwork of natural and cultural history—to explore seeds as both a natural phenomenon and a human one.
Spanning locations ranging from the Raccoon Lodge—Hanson’s backyard writing hideout-cum-laboratory—to the coffee plantations of the Amazon, from our flower patches and backyard gardens to the spice routes of Kerala, The Triumph of the Seeds is a book of knowledge, adventure, and wonder by an enchanting writer who embodies both the charm of stories told by the fireside at an old country store and the hard-won expertise of a professor of field biology. A worthy heir to the grand tradition of Aldo Leopold and Bernd Heinrich, this book is essential reading for anyone who loves to see a plant grow.
Thor Hanson is a conservation biologist, Guggenheim Fellow, Switzer Environmental Fellow, and member of the Human Ecosystems Study Group. The author of Feathers and The Impenetrable Forest, Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island in Washington State.
和梭罗一样,索尔·汉森痴迷于植物种子的诗意,前者借以言志的有信仰的种子,在汉森笔下更是成了“人生”赢家。《种子的胜利》流淌着对造物精妙的赞叹和对植物进化的讴歌,见证生命的顽强勃发着实令人欣喜。 尽管随生物学的飞速发展,种子已不像200年前那般神秘,汉森踏上探访...
评分1.植物的种子本身是携带营养的,在种子成长的早期就不需要跟外界其他植物竞争养料了。 2.也因此,人类将谷物当成了主食。又因此,细菌随着谷物贸易传播造成了当年欧洲黑死病横行。 3.在保护自己方面,种子不仅有坚固的外壳,还有各种化学武器,比如辣椒素,咖啡因等,可以减少...
评分说实话,一个从学术圈走出来的作者,很少能抓住人心。 这本书常常掉没用的书袋,让人有点摸不着头脑。他说牛油果、蓖麻的时候,都有不知所云的感觉。 因为想种植物,来了解种子的朋友一定很失望。所以,也就当个闲书看看。如: P46椰子是世界上最大的种子。寿命一般三个月。 P9...
评分我看过最美的爱情故事,是《当我们谈论爱情时我们在谈论什么》(1980/Raymond Carver)。 硬要说出原因,大抵是:平庸又普通(mediocre),单调又琐碎(monotony),悲哀又无奈(sorrow),然后,有点天真(naive),有点愚昧(ignorant)...... 但这恰恰是我最喜欢的地方,因为很...
评分一粒海枣树种子,在博物馆沉睡了2000多年后,一日苏醒,长成一株参天大树;一粒谷物种子,载着黑鼠身上的跳蚤,从亚洲漂洋过海到欧洲,带来了黑死病毒,差点毁了一座城;一粒香料种子,引起欧洲大陆皇室的探索欲,促使哥伦布开启了地理大发现的新时代。 种子,这个在生活中随处...
好看。作者很会写。推荐大家看。
评分好看。作者很会写。推荐大家看。
评分好看。作者很会写。推荐大家看。
评分好看。作者很会写。推荐大家看。
评分好看。作者很会写。推荐大家看。
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