Mark Kurlansky, author portrait
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Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including The Food of a Younger LandCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History1968: The Year That Rocked the World; The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell; and Paper: Paging Through History. He lives in New York City.
Salmon
City Beasts
Frozen in Time (Adapted for Young Readers)
The Cod's Tale
The Story of Salt
Ready For a Brand New Beat
Birdseye
Choice Cuts
Las Estrellas Orientales
The Eastern Stars
Edible Stories
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Last Fish Tale
The Last Fish Tale
Nonviolence
The Big Oyster
Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue
1968
Choice Cuts
Salt
A Chosen Few
The Basque History of the World
Cod

Books

Salmon
City Beasts
Frozen in Time (Adapted for Young Readers)
The Cod's Tale
The Story of Salt
Ready For a Brand New Beat
Birdseye
Choice Cuts
Las Estrellas Orientales
The Eastern Stars
Edible Stories
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Food of a Younger Land
The Last Fish Tale
The Last Fish Tale
Nonviolence
The Big Oyster
Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue
1968
Choice Cuts
Salt
A Chosen Few
The Basque History of the World
Cod

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