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Hanson's book "Triumph of Seeds" wins Pacific Northwest Book Award

Fellow(s): Thor Hanson

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its 2016 Pacific Northwest Book Awards. Winners include six books by authors from Washington state and Portland, including Thor Hanson's "Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History".

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Thor Hanson

Thor Hanson

1998 Fellow
Author and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds, Feathers, and The...