Everywhere I travel in the world there seems to be a sushi bar
awaiting me. Now, for the first time, I understand the culinary
phenomenon with informed eyes and stomach. Sasha Issenberg's "THE
SUSHI ECONOMY" is a riveting and witty inquiry into the raw fish
explosion. As a non-fiction stylist, he's first-rate. A must read!
(Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Tulane University,
bestselling author of "The Great Deluge")
Sasha Issenberg has produced an exquisite specimen of culinary
anthropology- -and literary journalism and political economy. He
reveals fascinating wrinkles in the global economy with wit and
color. (Franklin Foer, bestselling author of "How Soccer Explains
the World")
Sasha Issenberg's "THE SUSHI ECONOMY" is a perfectly timed book
about two important topics. Like a good piece of sushi, it's
simple, complex, and full of delicious surprises. (Mark Bittman,
author of "The Best Recipes in the World" and "How to Cook
Everything")
This is one of those rare books that reveals a vast and fascinating
system behind something you've entirely taken for granted. "THE
SUSHI ECONOMY" is not just a book about our growing appetite for
raw fish--it's a brilliant look at globalization in practice.
(Steven Johnson, bestselling author of "The Ghost Map" and
"Everything Bad is Good for You")
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