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A review by kelamity_reads
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History by Thor Hanson
informative
medium-paced
3.5
I'm a big supporter of popular science and science communication books. Making scientific subjects accessible and understood by the general population is a worthy and important act.
The Triumph of Seeds is very much aimed at a general audience, which isn't a bad thing, but it does mean that people who already have an interest in the topic likely won't find anything new here.
It has a very casual tone and avoids too much scientific jargon, explaining any terms not a part of common speech. It's also uses several very US-centric stories, comparisons, and metaphores.
This book is light on science, focusing more on the historical interaction between seeds and humanity.
Whilst the book touches on several interesting aspects of seeds, it never quite goes into enough detail to satisfy my curiosity.
This is a good introductory book that will get readers thinking about the numerous ways that seeds, and plants, influence human culture and development but I wouldn't recommend it to folks who already possess an interest in these topics.
The Triumph of Seeds is very much aimed at a general audience, which isn't a bad thing, but it does mean that people who already have an interest in the topic likely won't find anything new here.
It has a very casual tone and avoids too much scientific jargon, explaining any terms not a part of common speech. It's also uses several very US-centric stories, comparisons, and metaphores.
This book is light on science, focusing more on the historical interaction between seeds and humanity.
Whilst the book touches on several interesting aspects of seeds, it never quite goes into enough detail to satisfy my curiosity.
This is a good introductory book that will get readers thinking about the numerous ways that seeds, and plants, influence human culture and development but I wouldn't recommend it to folks who already possess an interest in these topics.