Cod - A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0676971113 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bradley Nelson said An incredible history, but not always a gripping read. As a chef and history buff, this book seemed like it would be right up my alley. And I will admit that many portions of the book were utterly fascinating, specifically those regarding the complete history of cod fishing and the very nature of the cod itself.However, this book is not just a history of cod. It has an agenda, admittedly a good one, to protect the cod of the northern Atlantic. I'm all for that, but I didn't read this book to be convinced of that. The entire last chapter is essentially an emotional sob story of former cod fi. Facinating Book! Aline D. Coover While on a cruise, I started reading "Cod" in the ship's library. Once on dry land, I had to buy it and finish the book! Charmingly written and amazing facts about our world's consumption of fish and our blindness when it comes to profit. You even get wonderful recipes for seafood chowder from Historical figures.. Historical and entertaining Michael Beverly An interesting and fairly short book on the history of cod and cod fishing, this read will appeal to those that like history and/or have ties to the fishing industry. I happen to really enjoy history and my dad is a professional captain and master fisherman, so I've actually been out long lining before. There are some places in this book where it gets confusing, all the different places, names, etc., so that my one complaint would be that it started to read a bit here and there like a dry text book. Other than that, it was an entertaini
. The cod helped inspire the discovery and exploration of North America. Today, however, overfishing is a constant threat. You probably enjoy eating codfish, but reading about them? Mark Kurlansky has written a fabulous book--well worth your time--about a fish that probably has mattered more in human history than any other. Sometimes a book on an offbeat or neglected subject really makes the grade. This is one of them. It had a profound impact upon the economic development of New England and eastern Canada from the earliest times. Kurlansky sprinkles his well-written and occasionally humorous history with interesting asides on the possible origin of the word codpiece and dozens of fish recipes
From the Bestselling Author of Salt and The Basque History of the WorldCod, Mark Kurlansky’s third work of nonfiction and winner of the 1999 James Beard Award, is the biography of a single species of fish, but it may as well be a world history with this humble fish as its recurring main character. His newest book is Birdseye.. But in the last analysis, it’s a bitter ecological fable for our time.” –Los Angeles Times“Every once in a while a writer of particular skill takes a fresh, seemingly improbable idea and turns out a book of pure delight. Cod, it turns out, is the reason Europeans set sail across the Atlantic, and it is the only reason they could. As we make our way through the ce