{"product_id":"the-last-fish-tale-the-fate-of-the-atlantic-and-survival-in-gloucester-americas-oldest-fishing-port-and-most-original-town-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Kurlansky is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Food of a Younger Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSalt: A World History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e1968: The Year That Rocked the World\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557016211730,"sku":"9781594483745","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4313a15-6fe4-4c34-a5a0-1b96391643ba.jpg?v=1731768971","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-fish-tale-the-fate-of-the-atlantic-and-survival-in-gloucester-americas-oldest-fishing-port-and-most-original-town-9781594483745","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}