Vanilla
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781422394427 (1422394425)
Publish date: March 28th 2008
Publisher: DIANE Publishing Company
Pages no: 278
Edition language: English
A very entertaining but slight exploration of the role that vanilla has played in modern day life. There are stories of how it's grown and processed, the rather cutthroat trade in vanilla today, and some serious questions. I could have wished that there had been some maps and illustrations included ...
I love when a book teaches me something and this was just such a book! The author takes you on a trip around the world to find out the history of vanilla and economics that surround it and let me tell you, who never knew vanilla was such a cutthroat business! Easy to read and well written, this one ...