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Summary of Mark Kurlansky's The Basque History Of The World
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The game the rest of the world knows as jai alai was invented in the French Basque town of St. Pée-sur-Nivelle. The Basques, as they often did, went in a completely different direction than the French. They were the first Europeans to use a rubber ball, and the added bounce of wrapping rubber rather than string led them to play the ball off walls. #2 The gâteau Basque, like the Basques themselves, has an uncertain origin. It appears to date from the eighteenth century and may have originally been called bistochak. Today, it is a cake filled with either cherry jam or pastry cream. #3 The Basques are a mythical people, and their land, which is surrounded by France and Spain, is only 8,218 square miles. They have seven provinces that are defined by language. #4 The Basques are a unique group that has many physical traits that set them apart from other Europeans. They have a high concentration of type O blood, which is rare in other Europeans.
Summary of Mark Kurlansky's 1968
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In 1968, the world bid farewell to a violent year; New York City received snowfall. In Vietnam, the South Vietnamese and their American allies declared a twelve-hour truce for January 1. The People’s Liberation Armed Forces in South Vietnam, a pro–North Vietnamese guerrilla force, announced a seventy-two-hour cease-fire. #2 France was enjoying a prosperous period after World War II. The economy was growing, and there was a rapid increase in the number of young people attending universities. De Gaulle was serene and optimistic about the country’s future. #3 In 1968, black became the preferred term for the people. Negro had become a pejorative applied to those who would not stand up for themselves. #4 The American police force was gearing up for war with the Black Power movement. In January 1968, 34-year-old playwright LeRoi Jones was sentenced to two and a half to three years in prison for illegal possession of two revolvers during the Newark riots the previous summer.
Summary of Mark Kurlansky's The Basque History Of The World
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The game the rest of the world knows as jai alai was invented in the French Basque town of St. PéesurNivelle. The Basques, as they often did, went in a completely different direction than the French. They were the first Europeans to use a rubber ball, and the added bounce of wrapping rubber rather than string led them to play the ball off walls. #2 The gâteau Basque, like the Basques themselves, has an uncertain origin. It appears to date from the eighteenth century and may have originally been called bistochak. Today, it is a cake filled with either cherry jam or pastry cream. #3 The Basques are a mythical people, and their land, which is surrounded by France and Spain, is only 8,218 square miles. They have seven provinces that are defined by language. #4 The Basques are a unique group that has many physical traits that set them apart from other Europeans. They have a high concentration of type O blood, which is rare in other Europeans.
Summary of Mark Kurlansky's Salt
Get the Summary of Mark Kurlansky's Salt in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Salt: A World History" by Mark Kurlansky is an extensive exploration of the history and impact of salt across various civilizations. The book delves into China's ancient salt production techniques, including boiling brine in iron pans and using natural gas for heating, which date back to 6000 B.C. and were advanced by figures like Yi Dun and Li Bing. Salt's role in Chinese cooking and preservation methods, such as soy sauce and pickling, is highlighted...
Salt
“Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt.” - New York Times Book Review An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.
Milk!
Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way. But while mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is the milk of other mammals that humans have cultivated ever since the domestication of animals more than 10,000 years ago, originally as a source of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and all manner of edible innovations that rendered lactose digestible, and then, when genetic mutation made some of us lactose-tole...
1968
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Cod, Salt" and "The Basque History of the World" looks at this pivotal moment in history.
Cod
'Who would ever think that a book on cod would make a compulsive read? And yet this is precisely what Kurlansky has done' Express on Sunday The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with this prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He blends in recipes and lore from the Middle Ages to the present. In a story that brings world history and human passions into captivating focus, he shows how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.
Cheesecake
From New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following one Manhattan block as an ancient cheesecake recipe-and a conniving landlord-change the Upper West Side forever.
