Mark Kurlansky

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1.		Salt: A World History from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $10.88 Customer Review: Man, this didn't work at all for me. Here's why: - It zipped past the ancient history (which is what I like) and spent most of its time on European and (white) American history (which I usually already know and don't care about anyway). - You know how in college you would find some weird... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $10.20 Customer Review: Cod is an engaging history of the fish that changed the world. As an eye opening adventure, cod takes the reader from low impact commercial fishing of ancient Europe to the destructive power of modern fisheries. Mark Kurlansky shows his creativity and skill as he brings to focus the plight of cod.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		1968: The Year That Rocked the World from Random House Trade Paperbacks Price: $10.85 Customer Review: Receives three stars for covering an interesting set of events that are often neglected. Receives only three stars for overly romanticizing the student-led movements in the West to the point of trivalizing the bravery of those in the Communist bloc and elsewhere. If you're an aging and nostalgic... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town from Ballantine Books Price: $16.50 Customer Review: Walking the fine line between those who want to preserve the renowned fishing industry of Gloucester, Massachusetts, long into the future and those who see that industry as already nearly dead, NY Times reporter Mark Kurlansky examines the history of the community, its ties to the sea, and its very... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell from Random House Trade Paperbacks Price: $10.17 Customer Review: I'll grant that Mark Kurlansky did his homework.He provides an extensive Bibliography and the narrative is filled with many, many, many facts. That's exactly the problem. The book is overflowing with details. For the first time in many years I felt I was reading a history assignment - hence the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $10.20 Customer Review: Yes, it's an interesting book about an interesting subject but it does seem to go on some tangents. The inclusion of recipes (like I can find baby eels in Fayetteville) gets to be a little annoying at times. A great work to get familiar with this unique people but it's heavily colored by the... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles) from Modern Library Price: $11.20 Customer Review: I picked up this book because I have always been uncomfortable with violence and war in general. I felt that WWII was a just war, for example, but current events less so. Kurlansky does a great job of detailing the futile history of war, and the potent history of nonviolence. He provides... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		The Story of Salt from Putnam Juvenile Price: $11.55 Customer Review: Salt. Who would have thought something so simple, so seemingly common (to Americans) could control the world? Can it? Does it? Mark Kurlansky and S.D. Schindler reveal the significant and necessary role of salt in man's history in The Story of Salt, a condensed version of Salt: A World History,... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles) from Modern Library Price: $16.46 Customer Review: Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords -Benjamin Franklin While I would agree that while non-violence is "principled" it has certainly not shown itself to be effective against the kind of monsters that have plagued the most gruesome... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		The Cod's Tale from Putnam Juvenile Price: $11.55 Customer Review: As a homeschool mom I can't say enough about this book. What a wonderful surprise to find a book connecting human history to one single species of fish in a remarkably entertaining way. Ecology and history so intertwined it illustrates how we are all connected in a balanced web of life! Bravo to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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