Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperback
Keywords: world, rocked, year
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2005-01-11
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0345455827
ISBN-13: 9780345455826

Given its broad and vibrant subject, it would be quite difficult for a writer of any proficiency to pen a boring book on 1968, and Mark Kurlansky has indeed pulled together an entertaining and enlightening popular history with 1968: The Year That Rocked the World. With the Vietnam War and Soviet repression providing sparkplugs in the East and West, student movements heated up in Berkeley, Prague, Mexico City, Paris, and dozens of other hotspots. With youth in ascendancy, music, film, and athletics became generational battlegrounds between opposition forces that couldn’t be more appalled

Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Keywords: world, changed, fish, biography, cod
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1998-07-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0140275010
ISBN-13: 9780140275018

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. The cod helped inspire the discovery and exploration of North America. It had a profound impact upon the economic development of New England and eastern Canada from the earliest times. Today, however, overfishing is a constant threat. Kurlansky sprinkles his well-written and occasionally humorous history with interesting asides on the possible origin of the word codpiece and dozens of fish reci

Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Keywords: food, chainrestaurants, frozen, nation, seasonal, system, national, younger, land, portrait, american, highway
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2010-04-06
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 1594484570
ISBN-13: 9781594484575

From the New York Times bestselling author who "powerfully demonstrates the defining role food plays in history and culture" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). In the throes of the Great Depression, a make-work initiative for authors-called "America Eats"-was created by the WPA to chronicle the eating habits, traditions, and struggles of local Americans. Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt and Cod, unearths this forgotten literary treasure, chronicling a bygone era when Americans had never heard of fast food or grocery superstores. Kurlansky brings together the WPA contributions-featuring New York

Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Keywords: food, chain, restaurants, frozen, seasonal, nation, system, highway, younger, land, portrait, american, national
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2009-05-14
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1594488657
ISBN-13: 9781594488658

A remarkable portrait of American food before World War II, presented by the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt. Award-winning New York Times-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky takes us back to the food and eating habits of a younger America: Before the national highway system brought the country closer together; before chain restaurants imposed uniformity and low quality; and before the Frigidaire meant frozen food in mass quantities, the nation’s food was seasonal, regional, and traditional. It helped form the distinct character, attitudes, and customs of those who ate it

Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Modern Library
Keywords: library, chronicles, modern, idea, history, dangerous, nonviolence
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-04-08
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0812974476
ISBN-13: 9780812974478

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 asserts, which is why it is the preferred method of those who speak truth to power. Nonviolence is a sweeping yet concise history that moves from ancient Hindu times to present-day conflicts raging in the Middle East and elsewhere. Kurlansky also brings into focus just why nonviolence is a “dan

Authors:Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jeff Aubery, Mark
Publisher: HCI
Keywords: soul, golfer, soup, chicken
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1999-05-13
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1558746595
ISBN-13: 9781558746596

This inspiring collection of 101 stories from professionals, caddies, and amateur golfers shares the memorable moments of the game when, despite all odds, an impossible shot lands in the perfect position; when a game becomes a lesson in life.

Authors:Wesley Black, Chap Clark, Malan Nel, Mark Senter, Mark
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Keywords: church, ministry, youth, views, four
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2001-02-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0310234050
ISBN-13: 9780310234050

This book delineates four distinct philosophical/ecclesiological views of how youth ministry relates to the church at large.