Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlanskyis an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He has written a number of books of fiction and non-fiction. His 1997 book, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World,was an international bestseller and was translated into more than 15 languages. His book Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Ideawas the non-fiction winner of the 2007 Dayton Literary Peace Prize...
fate likes tease
Fate likes to tease paranoids.'
haiti portraits great-experiences
A Wedding In Haiti is a great experience and its unaffected prose is as true a portrait of complex Haiti as you will find.
government quality earth
There is a dreamlike quality to the 1936 Basque government, the fulfillment of a historic longing that was to be crushed only nine months later in carnage the scale of which had never before been seen on earth.
pain plato food
In 'The Republic' he [Plato] states that the enjoyment of food is not a true pleasure because the purpose of eating is to relieve pain - hunger.
men sea fishing
If ever there was a fish made to endure, it is the Atlantic cod... But it has among its predators - man, an openmouthed species greedier than cod.
moving heart oxygen
Chloride is essential for digestion and in respiration. Without sodium, which the body cannot manufacture, the body would be unable to transport nutrients or oxygen, transmit nerve impulses, or move muscles, including the heart.
military fall believe
A superpower that no longer stands for anything, that no one believes in anymore, that is seen only as a bully, will fall despite its military might. If the Bush administration ever wanted to reflect on history, it might think about this.
games judging people
Judging foods without regard to price is a rich mans game, and yet poor people can be gourmets able to discern a good potato from a bad one.
russia caviar sauerkraut
In nineteenth-century Russia, sauerkraut was valued more than caviar,
want gourmet share
A gourmet knows that the best part is not always the expensive part, and he will find that part, and then he will share it. A gourmet should want to share.
new-york beer eggs
The egg creams of Avenue A in New York and the root beer float....are among the high points of American gastronomic inventiveness.
culture significant trademarks
Food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture.
men doe world
Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human activities. There is a natural world, and there is man. But man also belongs to the natural world. If he is a ferocious predator, that too is part of evolution. If cod and haddock and other species cannot survive because man kills them, something more adaptable will take their place. Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.