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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.
City Beasts
Frozen in Time (Adapted for Young Readers)
The Cod's Tale
The Story of Salt
Birdseye
Las Estrellas Orientales
The Eastern Stars
Edible Stories
The Food of a Younger Land
The Last Fish Tale
Nonviolence
The Big Oyster
1968
Choice Cuts
Salt
A Chosen Few
The Basque History of the World
Cod

Books

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

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