Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal-fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a riveting narrative about one of earth's most desired foods.Listeners will discover why it is that although countless exotic fruits exist in nature, only several dozen varieties are available in supermarkets. Gollner explores the political machinations of multinational fruit corporations, exposing the hidden alliances between agribusiness and government and what that means for public health. He traces the life of mass-produced fruits-how they are created, grown, and marketed-and he explores the underworld of fruits that are inaccessible, ignored, and even forbidden in the Western world.Gollner draws readers into a Willy Wonka-like world with mangoes that taste like pina coladas, orange cloudberries, peanut butter fruits, and the miracle fruit that turns everything sour swee

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现居加拿大蒙特利尔。耗费数年周游世界探访地下水果世界。他是《纽约时报》、《美食家》、《好胃口》、《GOOD》等杂志的撰稿人。曾经担任《VICE》杂志的编辑。他还是个音乐人，并筹拍自己的独立电影。《水果猎人》是他的第一本著作，并即将被搬上银幕，由著名导演文德斯监督，《沿江而上（Up the YangZi River）》华裔导演张侨勇导演。

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