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Paper
- Paging Through History
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
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A definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world....
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Very enjoyable
- By Vicki on 02-16-17
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Paper
- Paging Through History
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-10-16
- Language: English
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Basque History of the World
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky has drawn enthusiastic praise for his books, which are sharply-focused studies as well as glorious celebrations of their subjects....
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Fills a gap in most folks' historical knowledge
- By Rz on 11-23-13
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Basque History of the World
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 06-21-11
- Language: English
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Salt
- A World History
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
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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....
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More than SALT
- By Karen on 03-12-03
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Salt
- A World History
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 12-15-21
- Language: English
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The Core of an Onion
- Peeling the Rarest Common Food—Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Mark Kurlansky
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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New York Times bestselling author of Cod and Salt takes a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world’s most beloved culinary staples—featuring recipes from around the world....
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The author reading his own work sounds bored with own writing
- By rwz on 12-07-23
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The Core of an Onion
- Peeling the Rarest Common Food—Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes
- Narrated by: Mark Kurlansky
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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Cod
- A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Mark Kurlansky pleasantly surprised the world with this engaging best-seller that garnered rave reviews from critics and casual readers alike....
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Skip the last few chapters
- By Tanya on 08-01-17
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Cod
- A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 08-26-11
- Language: English
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The Last Fish Tale
- The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Fishing at sea, an ancient trade and a way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history, may be coming to an end....
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Love me some Kurlansky!
- By Eric Walden on 09-08-15
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The Last Fish Tale
- The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 06-13-08
- Language: English
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The Big Oyster
- History on the Half Shell
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster....
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history of the oyster in America
- By Andy on 01-01-20
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The Big Oyster
- History on the Half Shell
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 03-17-06
- Language: English
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Nonviolence
- The History of a Dangerous Idea
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Richard Dreyfuss
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Engaging, scholarly, and brilliantly reasoned, Nonviolence is a work that compels listeners to look at history in an entirely new way....
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A brief, necessary account of the history of nonviolence
- By Real Talk on 07-29-20
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Nonviolence
- The History of a Dangerous Idea
- Narrated by: Richard Dreyfuss
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 12-05-17
- Language: English
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Milk!
- A 10,000-Year Food Fracas
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the best-selling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic and culinary story of milk and all things dairy....
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Horrible narration nearly kills Kurlansky
- By Scarlatti's Muse on 05-15-18
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Milk!
- A 10,000-Year Food Fracas
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 05-08-18
- Language: English
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Choice Cuts
- A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey, Ed Begley Jr., Constance Towers Gavin
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
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"Every once in a while a writer of particular skills takes a fresh, seemingly improbable idea..."
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Better on Paper?
- By Martin on 01-19-04
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Choice Cuts
- A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey, Ed Begley Jr., Constance Towers Gavin
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 01-31-03
- Language: English
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1968
- The Year That Rocked the World
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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Covering popular culture, politics, war, economics, and the media, Mark Kurlansky shows how twelve volatile months transformed who we were as a people. But above all, he offers provocative insights into the underlying causes of the historical phenomenon that was the year 1968....
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Not for Me
- By Chris Reich on 05-25-22
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1968
- The Year That Rocked the World
- Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 03-31-22
- Language: English
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Cod
- A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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The cod has played a vital part in livelihoods, diets, and health in general — as well as roles in national economies and international wars. Drawing on his love of food and food culture, Mark Kurlansky leaps into history and folklore....
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Seven and a half hour about COD???
- By B. W. Larsen on 03-01-03
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Cod
- A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-03-22
- Language: English
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The Food of a Younger Land
- The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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Mark Kurlansky's new book takes us back to the food of a younger America....
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Perhaps better in print.
- By Sparkly on 09-11-09
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The Food of a Younger Land
- The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-10-09
- Language: English
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Havana
- A Subtropical Delirium
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than 30 years....
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Tough to get past impersonation of Spanish accent
- By IF on 01-02-20
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Havana
- A Subtropical Delirium
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-07-17
- Language: English
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The Big Oyster
- History on the Half Shell
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster....
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Fantastic book
- By Tom on 01-15-22
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The Big Oyster
- History on the Half Shell
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 04-12-06
- Language: English
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The Importance of Not Being Ernest
- A Writing Life with an Uninvited Hemingway
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Discover Hemingway’s biography through the eyes of a fellow author and journalist. New York Times bestselling author of Salt Mark Kurlansky turns his historical eye to the life of Ernest Hemingway. The Importance of Not Being Ernest shows the huge shadow Hemingway casts....
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The Importance of Not Being Ernest
- A Writing Life with an Uninvited Hemingway
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-21-22
- Language: English
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Birdseye
- The Adventures of a Curious Man
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Jon Van Ness
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye....
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I just couldn't get past the narrator
- By K. Lawrence on 01-02-13
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Birdseye
- The Adventures of a Curious Man
- Narrated by: Jon Van Ness
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 05-08-12
- Language: English
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The Eastern Stars
- How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Ed Sala
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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In the town of San Pedro in the Dominican Republic, baseball is not just a way of life. It's the way of life....
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Review
- By Dorothy on 10-26-23
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The Eastern Stars
- How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris
- Narrated by: Ed Sala
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-23-10
- Language: English
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The Story of Salt
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 30 mins
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From the team that created the ALA Notable Book The Cod's Tale comes the fascinating history of salt, which has been the object of wars and revolutions and is vital for life....
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Nice snapshot for the young
- By IreneMBBT on 07-03-17
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The Story of Salt
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 03-08-13
- Language: English
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Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue
- A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky has turned the seemingly ordinary (salt, the year 1968, the humble cod fish) into some of the most enthralling nonfiction ever written....
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A Fun And Irreverent Stroll Through Alphabet City
- By Olivia Wylie on 11-27-22
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Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue
- A Novel of Pastry, Guilt, and Music
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 04-01-05
- Language: English
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