Wicked Plants
The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

Interesting read, but I really would have preferred color photos in lieu of the illustrations. Some interesting things I learned: The Castor Bean plant with its infamous ingredient ricin is what was used in the famous KGB umbrella poisoning. The seeds are poisonous and indigenous to Asia and Africa......more

WICKED PLANTS was an Audible Daily Deal, and with that title and cover, I couldn't resist downloading it. The book is a curious and often unsettling encyclopedia of plants that have caused harm in one way or another throughout the centuries. I don't think a lot about plants being dangerous, but afte......more

"We would never pick up a discarded coffee cup from the sidewalk and drink from it. But on a hike, we'll nibble unfamiliar berries as if they had been placed there for our appetites alone. We'll brew a medicinal tea from unrecognizable bark and leaves that a friend passes along, assuming tha......more

This was light, interesting and fun. I learned a bit as well.......more

Very interesting and educational. Written well and with humor.......more