Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, (Paperback)

from satyridae

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 Green...

from MartinBodek

My opinion of this book can be encapsulated by an actual conversation I had on the train after putting the book away before disembarking:Nice stranger lady: "Were you just reading the fish book by Greenberg?"Me: "Why yes, I was."NSL: "Isn't it an amazing book?"Me: "You know, it really is. I'm rea...

from Popup-ch

Like most people I was expecting something along the lines of Kurlanskys Cod, but this book is at the same time less focused on any single fish, and more focused on the interplay between humans and fish. The underlying question is 'What fish should we eat?', but as any good book he asks more ques...

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Four Fish is a pretty good narrative non-fiction book about four fish in four chapters. It is written in a magazine article style with a mix of anecdote, personal story, human interest story, scientific factoids, history, etc.. The question Greenberg is most often asked is "What fish should I eat...

from kenno82

What on the surface appeared to be a science-based review of four key fishing industries, turned out to be a more personal tale of the author's connection to the ocean and the wildlife that inhabits it. The book is well researched and does not over simplify the issues. The author wins my respect ...