About this title: Jack Turner writes knowledgeably and entertainingly about the spice trade, reaching back to Magellan and Vasco da Gama and forward to today, and the ritual grinding of pepper offered by your waitperson. In between, he looks at magic, sex, religion, haute cuisine, and much more.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375707056ISBN:0375707050
Description: Paperback, NO highlighting or notes, has normal slight edge wear to corners and edges, remainder mark; otherwise, a tight, clean copy. INV#H-12 VG/no dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375407215ISBN:0375407219
Description: Very Good in Very Good+ jacket. Book club edition, no flap price, but regular sized. 6.5" x 9.5" 352 pp. w/rough cut edges. Unmarked and clean, binding is tight, spine leans just a tiny bit. The dustjacket has just a touch of shelf wear. "Spice is a history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375407215ISBN:0375407219
Description: New. First Edition. Slight shelf wear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375707056ISBN:0375707050
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 2005-08-09
ISBN-13:9780375707056ISBN:0375707050
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780375707056. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780006551737ISBN:0006551734
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780375407215ISBN:0375407219
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover. Knopf, 2004. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Very Good+ Book in Very Good+ Dust jacket. Price Intact. Moderate wear to Book and Dust Jacket. Aside from worn spine ends and scratches and edgewear to Dust Jacket, overall a clean and tight copy. Additionally, Dust Jacket protected in a new clear archival cover. Book wrapped in bubble wrap. Media mail delivered in a box, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780375407215ISBN:0375407219
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very little wear, light rubbing to the book spine bottom and jacket spine top. Quite clean. '[This book] is the history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire for spice in food, in medicine, in magic, in religion and in sex-and of the allure of ... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2004-08-10
ISBN-13:9780375407215ISBN:0375407219
Description: Good. What's the difference between fiction and reality? Ficton has to make sense. Tom Clancy. If you buy this book, it will ship from Kentucky. It may have some writing and highlighting. If this is a book for class, it might not have some of the extra materials it originally came with like the CD or any access codes. You probably don't need those anyway, but you might want to check with your professor first just in case. Please email us if you have any questions, and thanks for checking us ... read more
Description: Good. 0375707050 PAPERBACK-GC-Book cover has some surface and edge wear, spine some creasing, otherwise book interior pages clean and in good reading condition. read more
"While interesting and well researched, it sounds like Mr. Turner just kept saying the same thing over and over again. Every time I read this book it put me to sleep."
"One of those "history of the world through one thing" books. Its occasionally a bit dry, but it can be interesting if you're into food. Overall, not as compelling as I had hoped."
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