Jack Turner

'Spice'

Bog | Engelsk

In this brilliant, engrossing work, Jack Turner explores an era--from ancient times through the Renaissance--when what we now consider common condiments were valued in gold and blood. Spices made sour medieval wines palatable, camouflaged the smell of cor

'Die Your Own Death'

Bog | Engelsk

How Walt Whitmans philosophy of death prepares the soul for freedom and equality Humans fantasize about immortality. Billionaires dabble in cryonics, politicians build monuments to themselves, and writers donate their papers to libraries. In Die Your Own