Our Daily Bread, The Essential Norman Borlaug
During a long career at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Noel Vietmeyer produced over 30 books describing innovations that can benefit Africa, Asia and Latin America.He was also a prolific freelance writer, producing some 200 articles for publications such asNational Geographic, Reader's Digest, Smithsonian, Encyclopaedia Britannica, World Book, International Wildlife and Ranger Rick.Through his National Academy of Sciences service Vietmeyer met Norman Borlaug, the hero of our age and the main reason why the world can feed 7 billion people. Borlaug's life was packed with adventure and drama, and in this book Vietmeyer relates it all. The result is the suspense-filled saga of how we got our daily bread.