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Mark Kurlansky — author of the award-winning New York Times bestseller “Cod: A Biography Of The Fish That Changed The World” and other books, including “Salt: A World History”–discusses his new book, “World Without Fish.” He also explains his strategy in approaching the writing of “World Without Fish,” ostensibly a book for kids about what’s happening to fish, the oceans and the environment, but one that operates one a number of levels (thanks in no small measure to it being gorgeously illustrated by artist Frank Stockton), likening it to a family film.  Read more…