Culture Salt

A life–affirming memoir about resilience and repair—and the healing power of our ancestor's music, stories, and recipes. Samantha’s mother tongue is dying out. The daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees, Samantha grew up surrounded by the noisy, vivid, hot sounds of Judeo–Iraqi Arabic. A...

“If you had any doubt as to the food industry’s complicity in our obesity epidemic, it will evaporate when you read this book.”—The Washington Post #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER In this “propulsively written [and] persuasively argued” (The Boston...

Stay Salty is a field guide for pastors and church leaders who refuse to go bland. In a noisy, confused world, your church needs a message that is biblical, clear, and courageous. This book gives you practical tools to sharpen your words, steady your people, and stand firm with grace and conviction. Drawing from real ministry challenges, Stay Salty shows you how to communicate truth with clarity, lead under pressure, and build systems that hold the line when culture pushes back. It is pastoral, practical, and ready to use this weekend. You’ll learn how to: Clarify your church’s message ...

Raising kids today is more challenging than it has ever been. Technology, social media, and the ever-shifting standards of what is right and wrong can make parenting in modern-day culture difficult to navigate. If we want to win the battle as parents, we need to have the desire to truly parent well.

From the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a new global history of the mysterious, misunderstood, globally beloved crustacean. When Mark Kurlansky was 17, he got his first job as a commercial fisherman in the Atlantic on a 45-foot, wooden-hulled, two-man lobster...

It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic, the ice-filled fjords of Greenland and the remote islands of Faroe to the dining tables of London's middle classes, the bacalao restaurants of Spain and the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe. As well as following the historical thread and exploring how very different cultures were drawn together by the salt fish trade, John Goodlad meets those whose lives revolve around the industry in the twenty-first century and addresses today's pressing themes of sustainability, climate change, and food choices.

“A compelling mystery wrapped in a searing tale about family, siblings, culture, and community. Listen to me and the sea and let this incredible book sweep you away.” —Dhonielle Clayton An Indigenous teen who hears the sea’s prophetic thoughts must rely on the gift she’s always feared...

In 1930, the Indian people, long ruled by their British occupiers, were at a breaking point. No more could many stand the terrible demands of colonial rule. At this pivotal moment, Mohandas Gandhi, who had suffered firsthand for decades the cruelty of his oppressors, saw an opportunity to win his people's freedom. And so, Gandhi led a small band of his followers on a grueling march from his ashram in western India to the Arabian Sea. After 24 days and 241 miles under a withering sun, the marchers arrived on the Dandi seashore.

Step into a world where medieval legends come to life and the landscapes look like they were pulled from a dream. Poland is a country full of hidden wonders, from the heights of the alpine mountains to the mysterious depths of ancient salt mines. This book takes you on an unforgettable journey through 100 of the most mind-blowing and authentic stories that this land has to offer. Whether you are planning a trip or simply love discovering new cultures, you will find yourself captivated by the strange and beautiful secrets of the Polish people and their environment. Have you ever wondered ...

Prepare for the future with the eight skills needed to become future fit. Winner, Australian Business Book of the Year 2019 Finalist, UK Business Book Awards 2020 Finalist, Australian Career Book of the Year 2019 The need for skills that defy disruption has never been so urgent, as traditional...

Something shifted in the room. The pundits cannot explain it. The pollsters cannot model it. The party strategists running the same managed playbook for sixty years are rewriting their models in real time. This book explains it. For sixty years, a coordinating class of unelected power brokers — meeting annually in a Swiss mountain village, managing governments through planted personnel, funding the dismantling of the American family — has been running the country you thought you were voting to govern. Not through conspiracy. Through architecture. Shared language. Managed consensus. And ...