Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Título: The truffle underground : a tale of mystery, mayhem, and manipulation in the shadowy market of the world's most expensive fungus / Ryan Jacobs. Formato: Book Autor: Jacobs, Ryan McMahon, 1989- author. Edición: First edition. Editorial, Fecha: New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2019] ©2019 Copyright: ©2019 Descripción: vi, 279 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm Resumen: 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. Temas: Truffle industry -- France -- History -- 19th century. Truffle industry -- Italy -- History -- 19th century. Truffle culture. Smuggling. Black market. Notas: Includes bibliographical references. Contenido: 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) Otro número: 1074271560 Número de control: 3696625 Disponibilidad en sistema: 6 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 6 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1