I was pleased and a bit astonished to find such a list. I liked Salt quite a bit but Kurlansky's Cod more. I didn't like the Chocolate book at all and never got beyond a few pages, plus the required skim to see if it got better. For me, it didn't. But cotton! Corn! a whole world of commodity books unknown to me. Tho' I've read one about chilies, which if I can find will add to the list.