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    The Cod's Tale
    The Cod's Tale
    The Cod's Tale
    Audiobook52 minutes

    The Cod's Tale

    Written by Mark Kurlansky

    Narrated by John McDonough

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The cod is a large, ugly fish that spends its life with its big mouth wide open for food. For centuries, so many cod lived in the Atlantic Ocean they couldn't swim without bumping into each other. They were so plentiful that they became the most important fish in many cultures. Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky brings history to life with this entertaining story of how a single fish changed the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 18, 2013
    ISBN9781470355821
    The Cod's Tale
    Author

    Mark Kurlansky

    Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Milk!, Havana, Paper, The Big Oyster, 1968, Salt, The Basque History of the World, Cod, and Salmon, among other titles. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bon Appétit's Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He lives in New York City. www.markkurlansky.com

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    • 5/5
      I have some other books by this author. A good go to author. His style is easy to understand and packed with information.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book actually very short. I’m going to go back and listen again to the timeline at the very end of the book. Excellent information about the wealth that was pulled out of the cod fisheries and the sudden collapse. I would’ve liked a little more historical information about the policy arguments and claims that were made before the fisheries were closed. Sort of wondering what investment opportunities might be available in the areas that were decimated the surely lost population
    • 5/5
      A consistently informative book without any irritating filler, well done.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. I learned so much. If you read Salt, then this makes perfect sense as a follow-up. Great book.