Fred Czarra

So-so. Neither very well-written nor overly informative. As a linear history it would have been nice for there to have been a primary focus...individual spices, regions of the world done area by area, or a nice linear general history. The book serves up none of these. It does have the odd fact and semi-interesting story, but, honestly, most, if not all, of this book can be found elsewhere in a more readable, and thus more interesting, format.