NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | THE BOOK BEHIND THE VIRAL TIKTOK
One tiny rock. One epic history.
"A must-have for any serious cook or foodie."—Anthony Bourdain
"This is a "wow!" book: roving, startling, engaging.” —Washington Post
“Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt.”—New York Times Book Review...
From the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, To Catch a Fish is an entertaining and beautifully written illustrated collection of essays that explore a lifetime fascination with fishing.
For as long as there have been humans, there have been humans trying to catch...
An Eater Best Food Book of 2023
A Smithsonian Best Food Book of 2023
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...
THE VIRAL NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"A must-have for any serious cook or foodie." -ANTHONY BOURDAIN
"This is a "wow!" book: roving, startling, engaging.” -Washington Post
The gorgeous new edition of a Kurlansky fan favorite: The unlikely history of the world through a grain of salt-now with a foreword...
"Engrossing"--Wall Street Journal
How do good people find the courage to resist and end the greatest evil in their country? An untold story of the Civil War Era: pacifists in Boston who led the fight to end slavery without violence and war.
Has there ever been good violence or a good war? The...
Read More about The Boston Way: Radicals Against Slavery and the Civil WarJAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER * INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
"History filtered through the gills of the fish trade." -New York Times
“A charming fish tale and a pretty gift for your favorite seafood cook or fishing monomaniac." -Los Angeles Times
From viral author of Salt Mark Kurlansky, the classic history of...
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER | BY THE AUTHOR OF THE VIRAL TIKTOK BOOK SALT
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Salt, an unexpected, energetic look at world history via the humble cod fish
"In [Kurlansky’s] hands, the cod proves intriguing… a hero of history… emblematic of a great crisis in...
National Outdoor Book Award Winner for Outdoor Literature
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod-the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.
Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs...
From New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following one Manhattan block as an ancient cheesecake recipe-and a conniving landlord-change the Upper West Side forever.
West 86th Street knows its desserts. It's the 1970s, and poppyseed strudel, praline ice cream cake...
From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today’s world.
Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient...
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