The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance -- salt, the only rock humans eat -- and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Unabridged. 14 CDs.
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Salt is the fascinating, indispensable history of an indispensable ingredient. Like Kurlansky's earlier work, Cod, it's a must-have book for any serious cook or foodie.--Anthony Bourdain, author of the bestselling Kitchen Confidential --Review
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Mark Kurlansky is the author of The Basque History of the World; the New York Times bestseller Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World; A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry; and A Continent of Islands: Searching for the Caribbean Destiny. During the past twenty years he has spent a great deal of time in the Caribbean, including seven years as the Caribbean correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, and has written numerous works of short fiction and journalism about the region. He lives in New York City.
Scott Brick has performed on film, television and radio. His stage appearances throughout the U.S. include Cyrano, Hamlet, and Macbeth. He's read over 150 audiobooks in four years -- for that, AudioFile magazine named Scott
Scott Brick has performed on film, television and radio. His stage appearances throughout the U.S. include Cyrano, Hamlet, and Macbeth. He's read over 150 audiobooks in four years -- for that, AudioFile magazine named Scott
a rising and shining starand awarded him as one of the magazine's Golden Voices. The Audie- and Earphone Award-winning actor has read several Macmillan Audio audioBooks, including Dune: The Butlerian Jihad and Dune: The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. In addition to his acting work, Scott choreographs fight sequences, and was a combatant in films such as Romeo and Juliet, The Fantasticks, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
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Who would have guessed how important salt was in the formation of the world and the various centers of human population? It makes a lot of sense, but I was dumbfounded. It is a wonderful and excellent book/audiobook.
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I loved this book because of the way it went from historical, to political, to dietary, etc. There's something for everyone in this book. It doesn't become ponderous on any one aspect of the subject of salt. It matched nicely with my 'Homer Simpson' kind of wandering mind in that way. It's a very entertaining book, the reader does a fine job, and it's lots of fun to listen to in the audio version.
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