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'Who would ever think that a book on cod would make a compulsive read In a story that brings world history and human passions into captivating focus, he shows how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.

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The internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the world

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Wars have been fought over salt and, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia, they have also inspired revolution - Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples--featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world.

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The year 1968 encompasses the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media. It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll. It was also the year of the Martin Luther King's assassination, and the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. This book shows us how one volatile year helped shape us into who we are.

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"Originally published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company in 1995"--Title verso page.

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The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare.

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In his distinctive style, bestselling author Kurlansky examines the staggering amount of baseball talent that has originated in the impoverished area of San Pedro, in the Dominican Republic, and discovers wider meanings about place, identity, and, above all, baseball.

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From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Cod" and "Salt" comes a remarkable portrait of American food before World War II.

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The White man in the Tree is a comedy of cultural misunderstanding set in the Caribbean, New York and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences - between men and women, blacks and whites, Jews and Christians, rich and poor - misjudge each other.

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From New York Times-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following an ancient recipe for cheesecake as it spreads through the Upper West sidefrom the restaurant of a conniving landlord to the kitchens of the old-school New Yorkers hes trying to force outand to the parties, feasts, and apartments theyre not willing to give up that easily.

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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the worlds most beloved culinary staplesfeaturing original illustrations and recipes from around the worldnow in paperback.

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A tribute to a magnificent species whose cycles of life are entwined with every aspect of nature -- freshwater, saltwater, and land -- and whose survival is inextricably tied to the survival of the planet.

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It's the boom years of the 1980s, and life is closing in on Nathan Seltzer, who rarely travels outside his suddenly gentrifying Lower East Side neighbourhood.

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A fascinating look at the rise and decline in populations of beloved bugs

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A city of tropical heat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky.

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The internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the world

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The Basques settled in a corner of France and Spain in a land that is marked on no maps. They are a nation with a story that illuminates Europe's own saga. The author blends economic, political, literary and culinary history into a heroic tale.