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1968: The Year That Rocked the World by Mark Kurlansky
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Category: History
To some, 1968 was the year of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Yet it was also the year of the Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy assassinations; the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; Prague Spring; the antiwar movement and the Tet Offensive; Black Power; the generation gap; ...Show more
COD: a Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
$13.00 AUD
Category: Animals
"A loving eulogy not only to a fish, but to the people whose lives have been shaped by the habits of the fish, and whose way of life is now at an end". -- New York Newsday A delightful romp through history with all its economic forces laid bare, Cod is the biography of a single species of fish, but it ...Show more
Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Kurlansky
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Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, "New York Times "bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind. Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending wars, he ...Show more
Nonviolence - The History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Kurlansky
$24.95 AUD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: very good
The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare. According to this view, all the important ideas and significant changes of humankind occurred as part of an effort to win one violent, bloody conflict or another. This approach to history is only one of many examples of how s ...Show more
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
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Category: History
The bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History turns his attention to salt, a common household item with a long and intriguing history. In this multilayered masterpiece, Kurlansky explains how salt provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions.
The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Our Disappearing Fisheries by Mark Kurlansky
$34.95 AUD
Category: Animals
Will most of the major fisheries of the world be exhausted by 2048, as has been claimed? Have the number of large fish in the ocean decreased by 90 per cent over the past 50 years, as has been asserted by a respected scientist? Are 60 per cent of the fish species studied by the United Nations Food and A ...Show more
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