Customer Review: Cod was about the first big export of british colonists in America. The first one that made a lot of permanent settlers wealthy. That is one way Cod is the fish that changed the world. Kurlansky even posits some theories that Basque fishermen had been fishing off New England well before Columbus hit... more info
Customer Review: This book far exceeded my expectations. The photos were magnificant, the descriptions excellent and informative, and the paper quality and printing were supurb.
Customer Review: This a beautiful book. It makes for a great gift for any beach lover. Especially one that enjoys collecting beach glass (sea glass). The photography is spectacular. The information on the different colors is very interesting.
Customer Review: I have been a fan of Deadliest Catch since roughly the second season. For the most part, I liked the Hillstrand Brothers (though Capt Phil and the Cornelia Marie crew are my favorites). I was very excited to find an autographed copy of the Hillstrand's book at my local B&N. Though it offered... more info
Customer Review: Choosing and reading a historical book is a very important business. There are lots of sources outside with lots of biases since lots of events occured in the past are not certain. It is important to read several different historical books before to be able to say that you have an opinion about some... more info
Customer Review: huge,bottomless,overwhelming as the worlds oceans this awesome tome provides hours of mind blowing eye candy with great educational text.this book uses state of the art photography & excellent graphics.dk are the best when it comes to visual guides.
Customer Review: As someone who loves eating sushi I found the book a bit depressing ... how could I have been so impolite at the sushi bar for so long? This book lifts the skirts and shares some of the manners we should all know about sushi-culture. I most enjoyed the little-known historical bits including what I... more info
Customer Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. I drove my co-workers crazy with numerous quotes from the book. As a New Jersey native (you know the wetern suburb of NYC) I really found the history amazing, we did not learn these things in school.
I remember many many many years ago wandering in various... more info
Customer Review: I live in North Carolina and I have been able to identify all the snakes, lizards, turtles, and frogs that I have found using this book. Good descriptions and photos to help you tell the difference between different species.
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