Ebook: The triumph of seeds: how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, & pips conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history

Preface: "Heed!" -- Introduction: The fierce energy -- Seed for a day -- The staff of life -- Sometimes you feel like a nut -- What the spike moss knows -- Mendel's spores -- Methuselah -- Take it to the bank -- By tooth, beak, and gnaw -- The riches of taste -- The cheeriest beans -- Death by umbrella -- Irresistible flesh -- By wind and wave -- The future of seeds -- Appendix A: Common and scientific names -- Appendix B: Seed conservation.;Presents a guide to seeds that explains their importance to nature and humanity, describing their role in such events as the Age of Discovery, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.