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Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food - Community Reviews back

by Paul Greenberg, Christopher Lane
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Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it 12 years ago
Revisited this on audio, and I still liked it very much. I only wish that something had changed in the two years since I first read this. It's a book that makes me sad and mad- why are humans incapable of learning anything when it comes to conservation? Why must we always eat the proverbial seed cor...
Amadan na Briona
Amadan na Briona rated it 13 years ago
I haven't read Mark Kurlansky's Cod, but this book is clearly capitalizing on the popularity of that book. Paul Greenberg even interviews Kurlansky and has the rather more famous writer sample a variety of wild, farmed, and organic cod to see if he can taste the difference. I guess I can't blame Gre...
Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 14 years ago
The book is interesting, but it can get a bit slow in some spots. This is a look at four fish that we eat, getting a little bit of history about each fish and a look at their current status and condition. Overall, the basic conclusion is that these fish are pretty much on the way out in terms of the...
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it 15 years ago
Clear-eyed reporting on the state of the fisheries (pre-BP-spill). Greenberg is a long-time fisherman, passionate about fish and well-informed as to their history and future. Such as it is for species such as the bluefin tuna. I learned so much about fish farming in this book that I forgive Greenber...
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