mark kurlansky

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

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

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

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.

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

The Basques are Europe's oldest people, their origins a mystery, their language related to no other on Earth, and even though few in population and fr

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

For the past two millennia, the ability to produce paper in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, edu

Dublin, 1982. De socialite Malcom Macarthur is een graag geziene gast in aristocratische en intellectuele kringen en leidt als erfgenaam van een welva

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