Mark Kurlansky

Books by Mark Kurlansky

The Eastern Stars

How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro De Macoris

by Mark Kurlansky
- Hardcover, 272 pages
World Without Fish

by Mark Kurlansky
- Hardcover, 183 pages
Birdseye

The Adventures Of A Curious Man

by Mark Kurlansky
- Hardcover, 251 pages
The Big Oyster

History on the Half Shell

by Mark Kurlansky
- Hardcover, 307 pages
The Food of a Younger Land

A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, when the Nation's Food was Seasonal, Regional, and Traditional--from the Lost WPA Files

by Mark Kurlansky
- Hardcover, 397 pages
Cod

A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

by Mark Kurlansky
- Paperback, 294 pages

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Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Book Party For One: A Loner's Summer Survival Guide

June 11, 201212:14 PM

Summer is a trying time for introverts, what with the barbecues and the graduations and the picnics by the pool. If you'd always choose a good book over a good party, critic Maureen Corrigan has a list for you.

The Salt

Clarence Birdseye And His Fantastic Frozen Food Machine

by Alison Richards

May 18, 2012 1:13 PM

Clarence Birdseye's life as a taxidermist, fur trader, hunter, and fish lobbyist all led to his creation of the modern frozen food industry. His inventions made frozen food tastier and more widely available to consumers.

Birdseye packed and froze his fish fillets in the patented cartons he developed

Author Interviews

'Birdseye': The Frozen Food Revolution

by NPR Staff

May 06, 2012 6:06 AM

Before locavores and the "slow food" movement, one man's invention radically transformed how (and what) we eat. In his new book, Mark Kurlansky shows us the curious, roving mind that made TV dinners possible.

Critics' Lists: Summer 2011

Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads

by Susan Stamberg

May 30, 2011 4:20 AM

Some of the best summers are those filled with journeys, reunions and good food — three themes that factor prominently in the books recommended by our independent booksellers.

An illustration of arrows hitting a book target

What We're Reading

What We're Reading, April 20-26

April 20, 201012:00 AM

A novel skewers New York's Internet-media nexus; a New York Times health editor examines the ways "Grown-Up" minds are superior to young brains; a reporter visits the small Dominican town that churns out big-league baseball stars.

'American Subversive,' 'The Eastern Stars,' 'The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain'

Sports

How Baseball Changed Life In A Dominican Town

by NPR Staff

April 17, 201012:01 AM

When you think of baseball, you might think of Cooperstown, N.Y. But it's San Pedro de Macoris, in the Dominican Republic, that's known as "the town where shortstops come from." As of 2008, 79 boys and men from San Pedro had gone to the play in the Major Leagues — including Sammy Sosa, Robinson Cano and Julio Franco.

Book Reviews

The Story Of Baseball And Sugar In A Small Town

by Heller McAlpin

April 15, 2010 9:00 AM

Journalist Mark Kurlansky is drawn to singular subjects — cod, salt and oysters, to name a few. In The Eastern Stars, he takes a look at the history of baseball and sugar in the small town of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic.

Excerpts: Best Books 2009

Excerpt: 'Food Of A Younger Land'

by Mark Kurlansky

May 28, 200911:28 AM

Food Of A Younger Land is gastronomical time travel tour of American food. Author Mark Kurlansky marks the path with pre-World War II food rituals, recipes, and even poems about food, grouped by regional and rich with revealing history.

Cover: 'Food of a Younger Land' (hidden)

Books

'History on the Half Shell' in 'Big Oyster'

April 09, 2006 8:55 AM

Author Mark Kurlansky wrote Cod and Salt. Now he moves on to the tasty bi-valve with The Big Oyster. He explores a time in New York history when oyster was king. He debunks some oyster myths for Liane Hansen.

Books

Librarian's Picks: One-Word Wonders

Steve Inskeep and Nancy Pearl

March 23, 200512:00 AM

History buffs are accustomed to their favorite books having a certain heft to them. But the trend of micro-histories, books that explore specific subjects in depth, is changing that. Librarian Nancy Pearl lists her favorites.

Author Interviews

Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due

Author Interviews

Unacceptable Anger From 'The Woman Upstairs'

From Our Listeners

Three-Minute Fiction: 'Ten Ring Fingers' And 'Ghost Words'

Author Interviews

Siblings' Separation Haunts In 'Kite Runner' Author's Latest

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Mark Kurlansky

Books by Mark Kurlansky

How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro De Macoris

The Adventures Of A Curious Man

History on the Half Shell

A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, when the Nation's Food was Seasonal, Regional, and Traditional--from the Lost WPA Files

A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

Mark Kurlansky has written books about:

NPR stories about Mark Kurlansky

More From Books

Author Interviews

Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due

Author Interviews

Unacceptable Anger From 'The Woman Upstairs'

From Our Listeners

Three-Minute Fiction: 'Ten Ring Fingers' And 'Ghost Words'

Author Interviews

Siblings' Separation Haunts In 'Kite Runner' Author's Latest

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