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Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages

9 best books like Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages (Anne Mendelson): Salt: A World History, Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants, Coal: A Human History, Tea: The Drink that Changed the World, A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis, The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English, Butter: A Rich History

Salt: A World History
AuthorMark Kurlansky
ISBN0142001619
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World

In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story...
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
AuthorDan Koeppel
ISBN1594630380
A gripping biological detective story that uncovers the myth, mystery, and endangered fate of the world's most humble fruit

To most people, a banana is a banana: a simple yellow fruit. Americans eat more bananas than apples and oranges combined. In others parts of the world, bananas are what...
Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
AuthorRobert Sullivan
ISBN1582344779
New York Public Library Book for the Teenager
New York Public Library Book to Remember
PSLA Young Adult Top 40 Nonfiction Titles of the Year

"Engaging...a lively, informative compendium of facts, theories, and musings."-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

Behold the rat,...
Coal: A Human History
AuthorBarbara Freese
ISBN0142000981
In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as “the best stone in Britain” by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked...
Tea: The Drink that Changed the World
AuthorLaura C. Martin
ISBN0804837244
This book is a fascinating history of tea and the spreading of tea throughout the world.

Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is grown in tea gardens and estates around the world. A simple beverage, served either hot or iced, tea has fascinated and driven us, calmed and awoken us, for well...
A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis
AuthorDavid M. Friedman
ISBN0142002593
Whether enemy or ally, demon or god, the penis is much more than a body part. Here, in an enlightening and entertaining cultural study, is a book that puts into context the central role of the penis within Western civilization. Deified by ancient pagan cultures and demonized by the early Roman church,...
The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
AuthorMark Kurlansky
ISBN0140298517
From Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod, Salt, and Birdseye—the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people.

Straddling a small corner of Spain and France in a land that is marked on no maps except their own, the Basques are a puzzling contradiction—they are Europe's...
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
AuthorJohn McWhorter
ISBN1592403956
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar

Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics...
Butter: A Rich History
AuthorElaine Khosrova
ISBN1616203641
It’s a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock star. Ubiquitous in the world’s most fabulous cuisines, butter is boss. Here, it finally gets its due.

After traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry...
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