Salt: A World History

We say we'll take something with a grain of salt as if it's nothing, but much of the history of the world is tied up in the quest for salt. It's not nothing. We're fortunate to have it in such abundance that we can take it for granted and worry about getting too much of it in our diets. For most of human existence that was not the case.  The material here is thorough and often fascinating, but you must have a strong interest in history if you hope to get through it. It's quite thoroughly thorough, right dow

I couldn't finish reading this. I was looking forward to learning about salt but the way it was put together didn't flow well enough to keep me engaged. As soon as I would come upon something interesting it would get muddled in-between run-on sentences that would ruin the point.

One of my favorite non-fiction books. Of course it's especially interesting if you love salt like I do! Tons of fascinating information, woven into an engaging and memorable tale.