{"product_id":"the-last-fish-tale-mark-kurlansky-9781594483745","title":"The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A marvelous, compelling tale\"(\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e) from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCod\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGloucester, Massachusetts, America's oldest fishing port, is defined by the culture of commercial fishing. But the threat of over-fishing, combined with climate change and pollution, is endangering a way of life, not only in Gloucester but in coastal cities all over the world. And yet, according to Kurlansky, it doesn't have to be this way. Engagingly written and filled with rich history, delicious anecdotes, colorful characters, and local recipes, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Fish Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is Kurlansky's most urgent story, \"an engrossing multi-layered portrait of a fishing community that can be read for pure pleasure as well as being a campaigning plea for the environment\" (Financial Times).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Kurlansky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594483744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594483745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.06w x 0.64d","brand":"Mark Kurlansky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045762724095,"sku":"9781594483745","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8a14b02-48c6-4f26-b770-440f91eace72.jpg?v=1684980608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-fish-tale-mark-kurlansky-9781594483745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}