In Praise of Chickens: A Compendium of Wisdom Fair and Fowl
Praise for Jane S. Smith'sThe Garden of Invention:"A colorful, far-reaching bookabout the genetic, agricultural, economic and legal issues raised by Burbank's life and legend...Entertaining...[a] well-woven narrative...Impressive." -- Janet Maslin,The New York Times"A first-class portrait -- witty, seamless and unflaggingly informed....[The Garden of Invention]brings Burbank to pulsing lifeeven as it teaches plant science, patent law, eugenics, evolution and the fate of the prickly pear....I was, from its first sentence to last, a most grateful reader.”-- The Chicago Tribune"Along overduevolume in food literature --a great story, well told." -- Mark Kurlansky, author ofCodandSalt