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[alyson]

Full title: Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

This book is as close as I can get to dry informational reading. It gives a history of how cod fishing evolved from around 985 A.D. to the present, and how it has affected the world in terms of religion, politics, and economies. It's had a lot more influence than the common person would suppose. Included are a large number of recipes, the earliest that I noticed being dated 1393.

Without offering brilliant everyone's-happy solutions, this book also explains how the cod have been nearly completely fished out, who seems be responsible (everyone, basically), and what different countries are trying to do about it. If you've ever read any Farley Mowat other than Never Cry Wolf, you'll know the feeling I experienced upon reading this book: ecological guilt and panic.

Still, it's an interesting read, and certainly a good research book.

[Super Milk Chan]

Hee hee hee.... This book reminded me of the time I checked out a book on Cows of the World (to take on my trip through Yellowstone and the badlands). It was essentially about the different breeds of cows and their care (climates they thrived in, feed, etc...). Too bad the book wasn't called "CUD" or we'd have more in common

[alyson]

Argh!!

But I mean that in a good way.