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Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
At the dawn of the twentieth century, mass starvation was about to become a reality. Brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved millions of lives. But the Haber-Bosch process was also used to make gunpowder and explosives that killed millions during the two world wars.-- adapted from back cover.
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.--From publisher description.
124) The smell of success
Pub. Date
2011
Description
When Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, dies in a tragic accident, his estranged daughter Rosemary takes the helm, and with the help of the company's top salesman, manages to keep the family business afloat.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivet©♭, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system
