'The Book of Pears': A Love Letter to a Once Pre-Eminent Fruit

Flip through "The Book of Pears, The Definitive History And Guide To Over 500 Varieties," and it may dawn on you that we have missed one of the great eras in fruit history. As this gorgeously illustrated compendium on the pear reveals, various generations of Europeans feasted on a wider and better selection of pears than we do today.
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