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Salt

A World History

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Salt

Written by: Mark Kurlansky
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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An extraordinary look at an ordinary substance—and one we'd be dead without: salt.

Salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and the story of this common household seasoning proves a fascinating one. In a kaleidoscope of history, Mark Kurlansky—bestselling author of  1968 and Cod—blends economic, scientific political, religious, and culinary elements to produce this tasty account of salt, the only rock we humans eat. Populated by colorful characters and filled with fascinating details,  Salt is a supremely spicy, multi-layered masterpiece.

©2006 Mark Kurlansky (P)2006 Phoenix Books, Inc. Civilisation Earth Sciences Food & Wine Gastronomy Science World
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Loved all the chapters. History, recipes, mining, geology and science. Lots of information to appreciate.

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One can easily overstate the role of salt in human life but never as the author beautifully explains can one underestimate salt's role in human history may human enterprise. Salt has unified human civilizations for the 10000 years on this planet across the western, Indian, Jewish and Chinese civilizations. A must listen especially in the later chapters that travel outside ancient and medieval Europe.

A quaint yet daunting human history

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