About the Author

Mark Kurlansky is the "New York Times "bestselling and James A. Beard Award--winning author of "Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World"; "Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; The Basque History of the World; "and "The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell"; as well as the novel "Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue "and several other books. He lives in New York City.