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A Moveable Feast 2e by Lonely Planet Food Staff; Anthony Bourdain; Matthew Fort; Stefan Gates; Don George; Mark Kurlansky; David Lebovitz; Matt Preston; Andrew Zimmern
$26.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Life-changing food adventures around the world. From bat on the island of Fais to chicken on a Russian train to barbecue in the American heartland, from mutton in Mongolia to couscous in Morocco to tacos in Tijuana - on the road, food nourishe ...Show more
Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man by Mark Kurlansky
$32.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
While working as a fur trapper in Labrador, Canada, Clarence Birdseye encountered an age-old problem: bad food and an unappealing, unhealthy diet. However, he observed that fresh vegetables wetted and left outside in the Arctic winds froze in a way that maintained their integrity after thawing. As a res ...Show more
Bugs in Danger: Our Vanishing Bees, Butterflies, and Beetles by Mark Kurlansky
$32.99 NZD
Category: Children
By now you've probably heard that bees are disappearing--but they aren't the only species at risk. Populations of fireflies, butterflies, and ladybugs have all been declining in recent years, too. This middle grade nonfiction explains the growth, spread, and recent declines of each of these four types o ...Show more
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
$29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
"Cod" spans a thousand years and four continents. From the Vikings, who pursued the codfish across the Atlantic, and the enigmatic Basques, who first commercialized it in medieval times, to Bartholomew Gosnold, who named Cape Cod in 1602, and Clarence Birdseye, who founded an industry on frozen cod in t ...Show more
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky
$38.99 NZD
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
A city of tropical heat, sweat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky. Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has co ...Show more
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky
$26.99 NZD
Category: History
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 York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky. Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to ...Show more
International Night: A Father and Daughter Cook Their Way Around the World Including More Than 250 Recipes by Mark Kurlansky
$36.99 NZD
Category: History
Once a week in the Kurlansky home, Mark spins a globe and wherever his daughter's finger lands becomes the theme of that Friday night's dinner. Their tradition of International Night has afforded Mark an opportunity to share with his daughter, Talia--and now the readers of International Night--the recip ...Show more
Milk ! - A 10,000-Year Food Fracas by Mark Kurlansky
$24.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk becam ...Show more
Milk! A 10,000 year old Food Fracas by Mark Kurlansky
$34.99 NZD
Category: History
Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk becam ...Show more
Salmon: A Fish by Mark Kurlansky
$42.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Most of what we do on land ends up impacting the ocean, but never is that clearer than when we look at salmon. Centuries of our greatest assaults on nature, from overfishing to dams, from hatcheries to fish farms, from industrial pollution to the ravages of climate change, can be seen in their harrowing ...Show more
Salmon : A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky
$26.99 NZD
Category: History
WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRÉ SIMON AWARDSIf we can save the salmon, we can save the worldOver the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this extraordinary fish.As international bestseller Mark Kurlansky revea ...Show more
The Core of an Onion by Mark Kurlansky
$37.99 NZD
Category: Cooking & Cuisine
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples--featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world. As Julia Child once said, "It is hard to imagine ...Show more