Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Title: The truffle underground : a tale of mystery, mayhem, and manipulation in the shadowy market of the world's most expensive fungus / Ryan Jacobs. Format: Book Author: Jacobs, Ryan McMahon, 1989- author. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2019] ©2019 Copyright: ©2019 Description: vi, 279 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm Summary: Documents the crimes at each level of a truffle's path from ground to plate, including planting poisoned meatballs to remove competitor's dogs, foragers robbed of their harvest at gunpoint, and crime syndicates stealing scientific secrets. Subjects: Truffle industry -- France -- History -- 19th century. Truffle industry -- Italy -- History -- 19th century. Truffle culture. Smuggling. Black market. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Part I: The field/theft -- Black diamond bandits -- Death in the grove -- Part II: The laboratory/secrecy -- The peasant's golden secret -- A scientific mystery -- Part III: The forest/sabotage -- Disappearance of the dogs -- Poison -- Part IV: The market/deceit -- Middlemen -- Detectives and fraudsters -- The king's ascent -- The king's betrayal -- Part V: The plate/seduction -- Demanded, delivered, prepared -- Shaved. LCCN: 2018053998 ISBN: 9780451495693 (softcover) 0451495691 (softcover) Other Number: 1074271560 Control Number: 3696625 Total Owned in SHARE 6 # Available: 6 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1