![]() ![]() 'Refreshing and invigorating, full of fascinating facts' - Independent on Sunday You may also be interested in. It is compact and beautifully produced' - The Mail on Sunday Cod is a charming tour of history with all its economic forces laid bare and a fish story embellished with great gastronomic detail. ![]() While a few eccentrics might think this is a good reason to purchase several copies, for the rest of us it requires a certain leap of faith. ![]() 'To go out and buy a book on the subject (of cod) is to invite glances of suspicion. 'An engrossing and timely little epic' - The Scotsman Who would ever think that a book on cod would make a compulsive read? And yet this is precisely what Kurlansky has done' - Sir Roy Strong, Express on Sunday 'This is an extraordinary little book, unputdownable, written in the most lyrical, flowing style which paints vivid pictures and, at the same time, punches into place hard facts that stop you dead in your tracks. Mark Kurlansky Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World Paperback 30 July 1998 by Mark Kurlansky (Author) 1,496 ratings Edition: 1st See all formats and editions Kindle 16.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 46.44 3 Used from 13.80 6 New from 46.44 Paperback 33. ![]() Kurlansky was innovative (and is now much imitated) in writing a book about how a commodity shaped history.' - The Week 'A must-have book for anyone who loves fish. ![]()
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