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  <name><![CDATA[Mark Kurlansky]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Mark Kurlansky (born 7 December 1948 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a highly-acclaimed American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He is especially known for titles on eclectic topics, such as cod or salt.

Kurlansky attended Butler University, where he harbored an early interest in theatre and earned a BA in 1970. However, his interest faded and he began to work as a journalist in the 1970s. During the 70’s he worked as a correspondent in Western Europe for the Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and eventually the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. He moved to Mexico in 1982 where he continued to do journalism. He wrote his first book, A Continent of Islands, in 1992 and went on to write several books throughout the 1990s. His 1997 book Cod was an international bestseller and was translated into more than 15 languages. His work and contribution to Basque identity and culture is recognised in the Basque hall of fame.

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  <title><![CDATA[Salt: A World History]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cod]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[1968: The Year That Rocked the World]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Food of a Younger Land: The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Choice Cuts: A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue: A Novel of Pastry, Guilt and Music]]></title>
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