Salt by Mark Kurlansky - ISBN: 9780142001615
Paperback
Salt: The tiny rock that shaped the epic history of humankind.
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Salt

A World History

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    28 January 2003

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Summary

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

An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Milk! and Cod

You’ll never look at …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780142001615
ISBN-10:0142001619
Author:Mark Kurlansky
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:28 January 2003
Weight:318g
Dimensions:21mm x 129mm x 196mm
A-Format
Salt by Mark Kurlansky - ISBN: 9780142001615
129 × 196 mm
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C-Format
A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt…fascination and surprise regularly erupt from the detail.”

“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

About The Author

Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including Cheesecake, The Food of a Younger Land, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; and The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bon Appetit’s Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He lives in New York City.

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