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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 worl

Biograaf Mark Schaevers realiseerde zich maar al te goed dat hij bij het schrijven over Hugo Claus meerdere levensverhalen had te doorgronden. Schrijv

"An engaging book by an excellent journalist. . . ".--Washington Post Book World. "A penetrating analysis of the social, political, sexual, and cultur

A KID’S GUIDE TO THE OCEAN "Can you imagine a world without fish? It's not as crazy as it sounds. But if we keep doing things the way we've been doing

The remarkable life story of the first Jewish superstar athlete, by New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky One of the reasons baseball fans

In The Importance of Not Being Ernest, acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky focuses on the sprawling life and wor

From Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod, Salt, Birdseye, and Paper-the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people Straddling

De kabeljauw heeft een cruciale rol gespeeld in de wereldgeschiedenis. Mark Kurlansky's fascinerende verhaal over de kabeljauwvangst en -consumptie be

From the 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.

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 neighb

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ell

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catc

De kabeljauw, heeft een cruciale rol gespeeld in de wereldgeschiedenis. Mark Kurlansky's fascinerende verhaal over de kabeljauwvangst en -consumptie b

Discover how the ancient wisdom of the Stoics provides the essential tools you need to navigate the modern world. 'Relatable and inspiring ... Ge