Books by Mark Kurlansky

The Food of a Younger Land (2009)
Uses long-forgotten WPA files archived in the Library of Congress to paint a detailed picture of Dep...

The Eastern Stars (2010)
Describes how a small and impoverished region in the Dominican Republic grew to produce some of Majo...

Edible Stories (2010)
A novel composed of linked tales set in Seattle examines the lives of a variety of men and women thr...

Hank Greenberg (2013)
The remarkable life story of the first Jewish superstar athlete, by New York Times best-selling auth...

Salt (2002)
Demand for salt established the earliest trade routes, and caused or determined the outcome of many ...

1968 (2005)
Provides a detailed look at 1968, a pivotal year in the history of the twentieth century, exploring ...

Ready for a Brand New Beat (2013)
Traces the meteoric popularity of the iconic song by Marvin Gaye, Mickey Stevenson, and Ivy Jo Hunte...

Cod (1998)
A history of the fish that has led to wars, stirred revolutions, sustained economies and diets, and ...

Nonviolence (2008)
A history of the idea of nonviolence, from ancient Hindu times to the present day, looks at twenty-f...

What? (2011)
This book by noted author Mark Kurlansky draws on philosophy, religion, literature, politics to ask ...