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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現居加拿大濛特利爾。耗費數年周遊世界探訪地下水果世界。他是《紐約時報》、《美食傢》、《好胃口》、《GOOD》等雜誌的撰稿人。曾經擔任《VICE》雜誌的編輯。他還是個音樂人，並籌拍自己的獨立電影。《水果獵人》是他的第一本著作，並即將被搬上銀幕，由著名導演文德斯監督，《沿江而上（Up the YangZi River）》華裔導演張僑勇導演。

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