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product_id: 31083909
title: "Lobster: A Global History (Edible)"
brand: "elisabeth townsend"
price: "13.42 OMR"
currency: OMR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
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# Lobster: A Global History (Edible)

**Brand:** elisabeth townsend
**Price:** 13.42 OMR
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Lobster: A Global History (Edible) by elisabeth townsend
- **How much does it cost?** 13.42 OMR with free shipping
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Lobster: A Global History (Edible)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great little book
  

*by L***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 18, 2019*

I love this little series of condensed food books. It is a good, surprisingly comprehensive volume of information on lobsters. It touches on the science, history, and the place of the lobster in pop culture. Perfect for me as I've never adapted to e-readers or kindles so it's a slim and stout volume that is perfect for slipping in a bag and reading while waiting or on the metro. The short chapters make it easy to put down and pick back up.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Could be more in-depth
  

*by K***I on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2014*

This book and another on the Lobster (by Richard King) came out at about the same time.  King's book was better.  There is enough of a difference between the two books that they are both worth having -- if you like lobsters -- but I wish this had gone more into ancient history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    History with Creativity and Enthusiasm
  

*by P***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 11, 2011*

It is a pleasure to read Lobster: A Global History, by Elisabeth Townsend.  While most writing about lobster simply praises it as a delicacy, this book goes far beyond, presenting a layered and complex picture of the crustacean.  The book is broad in scope, but manageable and easy to read - lots of information in a well-written package.I found the historical focus and social history in the book most interesting.  Townsend's Impressive research has turned up a multitude of facts, stories and amusing tidbits. Before Lobster:  A Global History, I didn't know much about lobster besides great taste and controversies on overfishing and humane treatment.  Ms. Townsend's book covers these, but goes far beyond.  Townsend presents innovations in trapping, transportation, preservation and cooking, and their impact on the appeal and popularity of lobsters.  I even learned how war had an impact on the availability of lobster meat.  All these interesting stories are interspersed with delicious lobster dishes - even the lobster roll!The book has a light-hearted spirit - not just informative, but amusing.  Townsend gives a personality to the lobster:  She periodically features Fiona, a unique spotted orange and yellow lobster caught in 2009, giving the lobster a personality as well as a history.  And the illustrations are great, from French lobster fishermen to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Thanks to this book, I can regale fellow diners with stories of times when huge lobsters were available to anyone who waded out to get them; when lobster was a mundane and sometimes scorned dish; when sauces were used to camouflage the lobster's taste rather than enhance it.  I predict that it will enrich reading, preparation and dining for cooks, locavores and foodies of all kinds.

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