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02651aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 B4ACC58E89B211E9AF2A646297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190608010023 008 190528t20192019nyu b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2018053998 020 $a 0451495691 (paperback) 020 $a 9780451495693 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)1102602776 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c PNX $d PNX $d OCLCO $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a e-it--- $a e-it--- 050 00 $a HD9235.T782 $b F833 2019 082 00 $a 381/.4158 $2 23 100 1 $a Jacobs, Ryan McMahon, $d 1989- $e author. 245 14 $a The truffle underground : $b a tale of mystery, mayhem, and manipulation in the shadowy market of the world's most expensive fungus / $c Ryan Jacobs. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Clarkson Potter, $c [2019] 300 $a vi, 279 pages ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279). 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "Beneath the gloss of star chefs and crystal-laden tables, the truffle supply chain is touched by theft, secrecy, sabotage, and fraud. Farmers patrol their fields with rifles and fear losing trade secrets to spies. Hunters plant poisoned meatballs to eliminate rival truffle-hunting dogs. Naive buyers and even knowledgeable experts are duped by liars and counterfeits. Deeply reported and elegantly written, this page-turning exposÌ documents the dark, sometimes deadly crimes at each level of the truffles path from ground to plate, making sense of an industry that traffics in scarcity, seduction, and cash. Through it all, a question lingers: What, other than money, draws people to these dirt-covered jewels?" -- cover page 4. 650 0 $a Truffle industry $z France $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Truffle industry $z Italy $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Truffle culture. 650 0 $a Smuggling. 650 0 $a Black market. 941 $a 5 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207014759.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012020241.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722061154.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20200218011308.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190608010059.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B4ACC58E89B211E9AF2A646297128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search