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1	Salt: A World History more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist Mark Kurlansky, who wrote COD, now turns his attention to salt, looking at its history and the odd associations it has had for people: it has been seen variously as divine, aphrodisiac, good for preserving food, useful for reviving zombies, and of course indispensable in the cuisines of many nations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold more books like this by Michael Benanav add to wishlist Benanav became one of the few Westerners to ever join the Caravan of White Gold. Following his amused guide, Benanav lived for weeks among the camel drivers, marching 18 hours a day for nearly a thousand miles through sandstorms and searing heat to the salt mines of the Sahara. Now he shares his story in this gripping narrative of a unique Islamic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Salt more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist Mark Kurlansky, who wrote COD, now turns his attention to salt, looking at its history and the odd associations it has had for people: it has been seen variously as divine, aphrodisiac, good for preserving food, useful for reviving zombies, and of course indispensable in the cuisines of many nations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00! \| first editions
4	Salt of the Desert Sun: A History of Salt Production and Trade in the Central Sudan more books like this by Paul E Lovejoy add to wishlist In this study of salt production and trade, Professor Lovejoy examines the interaction between ecology, technology and social structure as a means of analysing the organisation of the salt industry of the Sokoto Caliphate and Borno. By concentrating on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Lovejoy is able to establish a base-line from ... see all copies from $40.66! new only from $42.11! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Saltworks of Historic Cape Cod: A Record of the Nineteenth Century Economic Boom in Barnstable County more books like this by William Quinn add to wishlist see all copies from $6.04! new only from $34.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Salt, the fifth element; the story of a basic American industry. more books like this by Garnett Laidlaw Eskew add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Salt Industry more books like this by Andrew Fielding, Annelise Fielding add to wishlist Since prehistoric times, salt has been an important commodity for mankind, essential for the preservation of such foods as meat, fish and dairy products, and a necessary ingredient for breadmaking. It is also widely used in various industrial processes such as tanning and in the chemical industry. Salt can be obtained by evaporation from sea water ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
8	Salt: White Gold of the Ancient Maya more books like this by Heather McKillop add to wishlist In this text, Heather McKillop reports the discovery, excavation and interpretation of Late Classic Maya salt works on the coast of Belize, expanding knowledge of the Maya salt trade and craft specialization while providing insights on sea-level rise in the Late Holocene as well. see all copies from $27.58! new only from $27.58! \| SVS
9	From Sea to Salt more books like this by Robin Nelson add to wishlist How is salt made? Seawater is pumped into ponds, and as the water evaporates, salt is left behind. The salt is sent to a factory to be cleaned, crushed, and put into boxes that are sent to stores for people to buy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| SVS
10	Salt Production Techniques in Ancient China: The Aobo Tu more books like this by Tora Yoshida, Hans Ulrich Vogel (Revised by) add to wishlist The "Aobo tu", the "Illustrated Boiling of Sea Water", was completed by Chen Chun in 1334. It is the world's earliest extant work exclusively dealing with salt production and salt production techniques. The first part of this study focuses on the technical, fiscal, administrative, social and economic background of the "Aobo tu". It also provides ... see all copies from $163.69! new only from $163.69!
11	Studies in Administration and Finance, 1558-1825: With Special Reference to the History of Salt Taxation in England more books like this by Edward Hughes add to wishlist see all copies from $36.20!
12	Le Sel de la vie en Asie du Sud-est more books like this by Pierre Le Roux, Jacques Ivanoff, Mahawitthayalai Songkhlanakhrin add to wishlist Contributed articles on salt production and usage in Southeast Asia. see all copies from $93.18! new only from $93.18!
13	The Antebellum Kanawha Salt Business and Western Markets more books like this by John E Stealey add to wishlist see all copies from $159.50! new only from $159.50!
14	Raven's Mill more books like this by Helen McCabe add to wishlist see all copies from $3.10! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Mt. Eden, cradle of the salt industry in California more books like this by John S. Sandoval add to wishlist see all copies from $9.11! signed copies \| first editions
16	England and the Salt Trade in the Later Middle Ages, more books like this by A. R. Bridbury add to wishlist see all copies from $13.64! first editions
17	Salt--that necessary article more books like this by Isabel M. Williams, Leora H. McEachern add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00! first editions
18	Brot und Salz : Flugbilder more books like this by Georg Gerster add to wishlist see all copies from $17.00!
19	Bayerisches Salz : Salinen, Salzschiffe u. Soleleitungen more books like this by Erica Schwarz add to wishlist see all copies from $25.93!
20	Salt in California more books like this by William E. Ver Planck, Robert Fleming Heizer add to wishlist see all copies from $22.50!
21	Salt deposits and the salt industry in Ohio more books like this by John Adams Bownocker add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00!
22	Salt and Civilization more books like this by Samuel Adrian M Adshead add to wishlist 'Highly recommended as a thorough examination of the commodity history of salt'-The Geographical Journal. Salt has been called the primordial addiction. It has been an object of almost universal consumption since Neolithic times. This book sets out to place the particular histories of salt in a global perspective and write the history of a human ... see all copies from $144.60! new only from $219.95!
23	Les Salines de Salins Au Xiiieme Siecle: Cartulaires Et Livre Des Rentiers more books like this by Rene Locatelli add to wishlist see all copies from $61.75! new only from $61.75!
24	Château-Salins autrefois : ses châteaux, ses salines, ses vignes disparus more books like this by Gabriel Offroy, Robert Offroy, M. Pierron add to wishlist see all copies from $61.75! new only from $61.75!
25	Development of salt industry in India more books like this by S. K. Dravid add to wishlist see all copies from $34.00!

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