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    Narrative Type
    Nonfiction
    Country/Region of Manufacture
    United States
    Edition
    First Edition
    ISBN
    9780142001615

    À propos de ce produit

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Penguin Publishing Group
    ISBN-10
    0142001619
    ISBN-13
    9780142001615
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    2366855

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Salt : a World History
    Number of Pages
    496 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Earth Sciences / Mineralogy, Civilization, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, History, Chemistry / Inorganic
    Publication Year
    2003
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Cooking, Technology & Engineering, Science, History
    Author
    Mark Kurlansky
    Format
    Uk-B Format Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.9 in
    Item Weight
    11.6 Oz
    Item Length
    7.7 in
    Item Width
    5.1 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2004-270006
    Reviews
    "Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt...fascination and surprise regularly erupt from the detail." - The New York Times Book Review This is terrific food writing; like fleur de sel, something scarce and to be savored." - San Francisco Chronicle "Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. " - Los Angeles Times Book Review "If you are drawn to history and curious about the origins of foods, allow Mark Kurlansky to take you on an incredible journey through the centuries by way of salt." - The Baltimore Sun "Kurlansky does a masterful job of expanding the reader''s horizons....This book of minutely researched data and history can literally make the mouth water." - The Boston Globe  , Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ), Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. (Los Angeles Times Book Review), "Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt...fascination and surprise regularly erupt from the detail." - The New York Times Book Review This is terrific food writing; like fleur de sel, something scarce and to be savored." - San Francisco Chronicle "Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. " - Los Angeles Times Book Review "If you are drawn to history and curious about the origins of foods, allow Mark Kurlansky to take you on an incredible journey through the centuries by way of salt." - The Baltimore Sun "Kurlansky does a masterful job of expanding the reader's horizons....This book of minutely researched data and history can literally make the mouth water." - The Boston Globe  , "Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt...fascination and surprise regularly erupt from the detail." -- The New York Times Book Review This is terrific food writing; like fleur de sel, something scarce and to be savored." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. " -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "If you are drawn to history and curious about the origins of foods, allow Mark Kurlansky to take you on an incredible journey through the centuries by way of salt." -- The Baltimore Sun "Kurlansky does a masterful job of expanding the reader's horizons....This book of minutely researched data and history can literally make the mouth water." -- The Boston Globe, "Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt...fascination and surprise regularly erupt from the detail." -- The New York Times Book Review   This is terrific food writing; like fleur de sel, something scarce and to be savored." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Kurlansky continues to prove himself remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur. " -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "If you are drawn to history and curious about the origins of foods, allow Mark Kurlansky to take you on an incredible journey through the centuries by way of salt." -- The Baltimore Sun "Kurlansky does a masterful job of expanding the reader's horizons....This book of minutely researched data and history can literally make the mouth water." -- The Boston Globe
    Dewey Edition
    22
    Grade From
    Twelfth Grade
    Dewey Decimal
    553.6/32/09
    Grade To
    UP
    Table Of Content
    Salt: A World History Introduction: The Rock Part One A Discourse on Salt, Cadavers, and Pungent Sauces Chapter One: A Mandate of Salt Chapter Two: Fish, Fowl, and Pharoahs Chapter Three: Saltmen Hard as Codfish Chapter Four: Salt's Salad Days Chapter Five: Salting It Away in the Adriatic Chapter Six: Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between Part Two The Glow of Herring and the Scent of Conquest Chapter Seven: Friday's Salt Chapter Eight: A Nordic Dream Chapter Nine: A Well-Salted Hexagon Chapter Ten: The Hapsburg Pickle Chapter Eleven: The Leaving of Liverpool Chapter Twelve: American Salt Wars Chapter Thirteen: Salt and Independence Chapter Fourteen: Liberté, Egalité, Tax Breaks Chapter Fifteen: Preserving Independence Chapter Sixteen: The War Between the Salts Chapter Seventeen: Red Salt Part Three Sodium's Perfect Marriage Chapter Eighteen: The Odium of Sodium Chapter Nineteen: The Mythology of Geology Chapter Twenty: The Soil Never Sets On . . . Chapter Twenty-One: Salt and the Great Soul Chapter Twenty-Two: Not Looking Back Chapter Twenty-Three: The Last Salt Days of Zigong Chapter Twenty-Four: Ma, La, and Mao Chapter Twenty-Five: More Salt than Fish Chapter Twenty-Six: Big Salt, Little Salt Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
    Synopsis
    Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World, here turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind., An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece., "Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt." - New York Times Book Review An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.
    LC Classification Number
    TN900.K865 2003

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