Overview :A city of tropical heat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New... Read More
Overview :Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever mo... Read More
Overview :"Excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a s... Read More
Overview :From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod-the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient wa... Read More
Overview :Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of mil... Read More
Overview :An unexpected, energetic look at world history on sea and land from the bestselling author of Salt and The Basque History of the World Cod, ... Read More
Overview :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 ... Read More
Overview :" T]his salutary...micro-history will have young readers lifting their shakers in tribute."--Kirkus Reviews, *starred review*"A lively and w... Read More
Overview :From New York Times-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel about one Greek family's diner, its colorful ensemble of regulars,... Read More
Overview :In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling auth... Read More
Overview :In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a di... Read More
Overview :In this richly detailed portrait of the individual countries and peoples of the Caribbean, Mark Kurlansky brings to life a society and cultu... Read More