TABLE OF CONTENTS

Author’s Note

Prologue

Darwin’s Worms

Unsung Hero

The Earth Moved

Intestines of the Soil

As They Can neither See nor Hear

European Conquest

In the Forest

Stalking the Giant Worm

Nature’s Plough

Counting Worms

Garbage into Gold

Public Duties

The Ascent of the Worm

Do It Yourself: A Guide to Worm Composting

Selected Bibliography

Appendix: Worm Resources