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Salt: A World History: A World History Maine Sifting through the detritus of"Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt." New York Times Book Review An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World Best selling author Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A