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The Story of Salt3 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Putnam Juvenile, 2006

This book is worth its weight in salt!
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, Kurlansky's best-seller for adults. Speaking of canning, the duo show the discovery of canning with ... 		  
  







  
  
The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation78 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

A fabulous book about a fabulously interesting culture
This is a great book for all those who have heard of the Basques but don't know much about who they really are. It is well written, interesting, and full of great stories that will bring these often forgotten people to life. A must read for anyone interested in European History, or who teaches Social Studies! 		  
  







  
  
Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)1 review
Mark Kurlansky

Modern Library, 2008

Provocative lesson
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 persuasive arguments for how and why nonviolence works. This is much more than Gandhi and MLK fighting ... 		  
  







  
  
1968: The Year That Rocked the World37 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005

Awesome
Mark Kurlansky's 1968 is a well-researched and surprisingly balanced account of 1968 and the preceding years. Kurlansky combines stories with accurate generalizations about the motivations of the time. He does not minimize the motivations, however. He recognizes the different movements and the history behind them creating a multi-faceted picture of the 1960s. The main reason I enjoyed this ... 		  
  







  
  
Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)12 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Modern Library, 2006

Possibly the best introduction yet written on Nonviolence.
Mark Kurlansky has written a very concise, fascinating and readable history of nonviolence as both a philosophy and an effective tactic for social change. He begins with a discussion of the spiritual roots of nonviolence in each of the major world religions and traces how each religion was subverted when it was co-opted by the state which began using it as an instrument to justify state power ... 		  
  







  
  
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World113 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Mark Kurlansky has created a truly enjoyable, historical narrative of a fish that has influenced many aspects of world history. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, is a book that any food connoisseur, history buff, fisherman, or someone simply interested in fish, will appreciate. The book's main strength is the integration of facets of history to support the idea of cod's ... 		  
  







  
  
The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and ...5 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Ballantine Books, 2008

"From the beginning they saw fish as limitless...The only obstacles to catching more were the limitations of technology."
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 uncertain economic future. At the same time, he also worries about the future of the Atlantic ... 		  
  







  
  
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell21 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Can't beat it.
History, History, History. And we continue to live it. Know our past control our future. 		  
  







  
  
The Cod's Tale3 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Putnam Juvenile, 2001

The Fish that Changed the World.....
It's hard to believe that anyone could write an interesting and informative book detailing the life and history of the cod fish, or more to the point, that it could hold your interest, but that's exactly what Mark Kurlansky has done. His fascinating and engaging narrative, based on his adult book, Cod: A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World, explores this once plentiful fish's place in ... 		  
  







  
  
Salt: A World History103 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003

Indiana Jones, this IS history
Remembering 2nd semester of Western Civ with a dynamic prof who loved to use the "spectrum of history" to link events...food, religion, war, hobbies, work. That is how this book is read and you must eat the whole salty pretzel to get the flavor. You must try not to quibble with a few sweeping generalizations and dwell on the great facts that link this history together. A great prequel or ... 		  
  







  
  
The Big Oyster
Mark Kurlansky

Random House Uk Ltd, 2007 		  
  







  
  
Salt: A World History1 review
Mark Kurlansky

Phoenix Audio, 2006

Amazing
Who would have guessed how important salt was in the formation of the world and the various centers of human population? It makes a lot of sense, but I was dumbfounded. It is a wonderful and excellent book/audiobook. 		  
  







  
  
Boogaloo on Second Avenue: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music6 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Ballantine Books, 2005

An incredibly sweet novel (in a very good sense)
On at least three occasions during my reading of this novel, I found myself in tears. Not from sadness, but from joy at the beauty of Kurlansky's writing. I can't really explain this reaction, except to say that it is a perfect depiction of Manhattan's lower east side, and its inhabitants, at the end of its role as the melting pot of immigrant culture, and the beginning of what it is today- the ... 		  
  







  
  
A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry (Ballantine Reader's Circle)3 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Ballantine Books, 2002

A movie translated into written words.
More than typing a review , I want to deeply congratulate the author. I am 40 and it is the best book in the subject I have ever read. Eventhough English is not my native language I can feel the passion the writter used in describing us a real life movie in written words I should say BRAVO for his book.... ...I wish I can get in contact with the author and ask thousands of ... 		  
  







  
  
Gandhi on Non-Violence: Selected Texts from Gandhi's "Non-Violence in Peace and War" (New Directions ...7 reviews
Thomas Merton

New Directions, 2007

POWERFUL ANTIDOTE FOR COOPERATIVE PEACE IN AN ERA OF INTERPERSONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MASS DESTRUCTION
I deeply regret other reviewers cannot appreciate the historic context of this book{s writing forty yeares ago and of our reading it now in an era of overwhelming and genocidal thoughtless unreflective imperialist violence. Please study carefully Jim Forrest's excellent introduction to Thomas Merton's Peace in a Post-Christian Era to understand why he had to take this round-about way to ... 		  
  







  
  
The Girl Who Swam to Euskadi: Euskadiraino Igerian Joan Zen Neska
Mark Kurlansky

Center for Basque Studies UV of Nevada, Reno, 2005

In The Girl Who Swam to Euskadi , Mark Kurlansky exhibits his great affection for two rocky coastlines facing each other, Massachusetts on one side of the Atlantic and Euskadi (Basqueland) on the other. In his book The Basque History of the World , Kurlansky wrote, "The Basques seem to be a mythical people, almost an imagined people." In this children's tale, a small girl who, while practicing her swimming in Gloucester, Massachusetts, ... 		  
  







  
  
Choice Cuts : A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History11 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Amazon Remainders Account, 2002

Essays on Food
This collection of essays is a must-read for anyone who loves food and loves reading about food. 		  
  







  
  
A Continent Of Islands: Searching For The Caribbean Destiny7 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Da Capo Press, 1993

Engaging Overview
This is not your scholarly tome, an arid recitation of events and facts. For such a fascinating part of the world, the Caribbean has generated very few readable histories that keep a reader's interest. Kurlansky includes a modicum of facts, but the real power of this book is the sweep, and the themes that tie different islands and eras together. I would recommend this book without hesitation to ... 		  
  







  
  
Salt: A World History42 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Walker & Company, 2002

AP World History Review
Salt is an intriguing book with personal adventures and comical thoughts of the effect that the mineral salt has made throughout the history of the world. Mark Kurlansky does a wonderful job at describing the copious amount of historical events impacted by salt,these have come from every part of the world. While reading Kurlansky takes you on a whimsical ride through time describing the ... 		  
  







  




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