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Laszlo... has approached the lore of citrus fruit with the elan of a master chef (the man is French, after all), mixing history, economics, biology, and chemistry to produce a book that will bring a smile to readers of every taste. - Natural History Altogether charming, eccentric, erudite, and definitely worth the price. - Times Higher Education Supplement Stimulating.... Laszlo shows that the citrus fruit 'is a treasure trove of chemicals that are highly useful to humankind' - which also happens to taste wonderful. - Sunday Times (UK) A short but brilliant account of 6,000 years of citrus fruits that should be devoured with fervor. - Financial Times Did you know there are a billion citrus trees under cultivation, or that grape-fruit juice may potentiate the effects of Viagra? Citrus mines over two millennia of history to explore the spread of these fruits out of Asia, their commercialization in the United States, and enduring symbolism the world over. - New Scientist

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Pierre Laszlo is professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Liege and the Ecole Polytechnique. He is the author of numerous works, among them Salt: Grain of Life.

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