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Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
DescriptionA history of the fish this has led to wars, stirred revolutions, sustained economies and diets, and helped in the settlement of North America features photographs, drawings, and recipes, as well as the natural history of this much sought afterwards fish." You probably enjoy eating codfish, but reading concerning them? Mark Kurlansky has written a ...
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ManufacturerWalker & Company
Categories Seafood   Aquaculture   Fish & Sharks   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Marine Life   History of Technology   General   Hardcover   Printed Books  
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
DescriptionBefore New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now prize-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its much fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the excellent metropolis remains unparalleled.

For centuries New York was famous for ...
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ManufacturerBallantine Books
Categories Seafood   History   General   Mid-Atlantic   New York   Social History   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Hardcover   Printed Books  
Down at the Docks
DescriptionIn the opening pages of Moby Dick, Herman Melville called New Bedford, Massachusetts, “the dearest situate to exist in, in all of New England.” But the old fishing port and manufacturing center—one time one of the richest cities in New England—has withered in the modern economy. Its one time-prosperous fishermen now struggle together with government regulations ...
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ManufacturerAnchor
Categories New England   Cultural   General   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Paperback   Printed Books  
North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters
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In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansen’s rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family’s struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the American Dream

Sig Hansen has been a star of the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest ...
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ManufacturerThomas Dunne Books
Categories Memoirs   Adventurers & Explorers   General   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Hardcover   Printed Books  
The Last Fish Tale
Description"A marvelous, compelling tale"(Rocky Mountain News) from the New York Times bestselling author of Salt and Cod.

Gloucester, Massachusetts, America's oldest fishing port, is defined by the culture of commercial fishing. But the threat of over-fishing, combined together with climate modify and pollution, is ...
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ManufacturerRiverhead Trade
Categories General AAS   Hunting & Fishing   Massachusetts   New England   General   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Paperback   Bargain Books   Printed Books  
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.)
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In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Trevor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, throughout danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning currents of the Gulf of Maine to study concerning the secret undersea lives of lobsters.

This ...
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Categories Maine   General   Reference   Aquaculture   Invertebrates   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Marine Life   Paperback   Printed Books  
Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Description“The excellent history of American whaling to come along in a generation.”—Nathaniel Philbrick This “engrossing account ... at one time grand and quirky, entertaining and informative” (Publishers Weekly) brings the fascinating 300-year history of American whaling, ...
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ManufacturerW. W. Norton & Company
Categories Textbooks Trade-In   Economic History   General   Hunting   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Paperback   Printed Books  
The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy
DescriptionFrom the sea to your plate, the first international tour of sushi’s journey in the global marketplace

One generation ago, sushi’s narrow reach ensured this sports fishermen who caught tuna in much of the world sold the meat for pennies as cat food. Today, the fatty cuts of tuna known as toro are among the planet’s ...
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ManufacturerGotham
Categories General AAS   International   Hospitality, Travel & Tourism   General   Seafood   Globalization   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Hardcover   Bargain Books   Printed Books  
Landscaping Earth Ponds: The Complete Guide
DescriptionThe guru of earth ponds explains how to site, design, form, and plant these beloved fixtures of rural landscapes--and do them fit your property and your life.

In the decades since he wrote his acclaimed Earth Ponds, Tim Matson has intended scores of ponds, every distinctive to its site and its owners. In Landscaping Earth Ponds, he shares ...

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ManufacturerChelsea Green
Categories Textbooks Trade-In   Landscape   Reference   Water Gardens & Ponds   General   Aquaculture   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Paperback   Printed Books  
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat
DescriptionPicking up where Cod left off, an "invaluable" (Financial Times) look at the global crisis of overfishing.

Gourmands and health-conscious consumers alike have fallen for fish; last year per capita consumption in the United States hit an all-time high. Packed together with nutrients and naturally low in fat, fish is the last ...
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ManufacturerNew Press
Categories General   Conservation   Reference   Aquaculture   Environmental Science   Fisheries & Aquaculture   Marine Life   Hardcover   Printed Books  
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