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Salt: A World History
Written by Mark Kurlansky
Narrated by Scott Brick
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About this audiobook
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. Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends economic, scientific, political, religious, and culinary records into a rich and memorable 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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Reviews for Salt
Rating: 4.285714285714286 out of 5 stars
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28 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Too little world history, lots of recipes. Also seem to mostly be anecdotes rather than a full work.
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Extremely interesting and informative book written in very comprehensible way. Brilliant book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A good story of this world told by a different point of view: how salt shaped us and how this neglected ingredient always took for granted plays a important role in our evolution