Overview
Fishing at sea, an ancient trade and a way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history, may be coming to an end. The culture and traditions of coastal Britain and of seagoing nations everywhere are now threatened with extinction. Celebrated author Mark Kurlansky explores the fate of our oceans and the decline of our most ancient coastal enterprise. The book sends up a timely distress flare, one that brilliantly illuminates a colorful, exuberant, and poignant landscape, from Newlyn in Cornwall to Gloucester in Massachusetts. The result is a cultural, economic, environmental, and culinary bouillabaisse, the most compelling fish tale of our time.
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Kurlansky ,
Professor Grover Gardner
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition: Library ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 15.50cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9781433214776
ISBN 10: 1433214776
Publication Date: 10 June 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Kurlansky brings his storytelling elan to the fishing town of Gloucester, Mass...Such a multicultural place suits this author perfectly; he can revel in the local color, peek into the corners and under the floorboards...Kurlansky offers a broad, intelligent examination into the decline of the fisheries....A lucent addition to Gloucester's town treasury, featuring a wealth of dramatic stories. -- Kirkus Reviews A delightful, intimate history and contemporary portrait of the quintessential northeastern coastal fishing town...vividly depicts the contemporary tension between the traditional fishing trade and modern commerce. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Suffused with [Kurlansky's] pleasure in exploring the city across ground that hasn't already been covered with other writers' footprints. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Fascinating stuff...[Kurlansky] has a keen eye for odd facts and natural detail. -- Wall Street Journal Part treatise, part miscellany, unfailingly entertaining. -- New York Times
Author Information
Marl Kurlansky is a highly-acclaimed American journalist and writer of general interest nonfiction, including The Big Oyster. He is especially known for titles on eclectic topics. His 1997 book Cod was an international bestseller and was translated into more than fifteen languages. Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the Best Voices of the Century and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.
