TRUFFLE HOUND: On the Trail of the World's Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs

The fascinating account of Jacobsen's quest to find out why truffles turn people into quivering puddles in their presence. A journey that would lead him from Italy to Istria, Hungary, Spain, England, and North America. Demystifies truffles--and then remystifies them, freeing them from their gilded cage and returning them to their roots as a sacred offering from the forest. 32 pages of color photos.