{"product_id":"hooked-pirates-poaching-and-the-perfect-fish","title":"Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eG Bruce Knecht\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781594861109\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRodale Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Volumes: \u003c\/b\u003e4\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e288\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis modern pirate yarn has all the makings of a great true adventure tale and is also an exploration of the ways our culinary tastes have all manner of unintended consequences for the world around us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the poaching of the Patagonian toothfish (known to gourmands as Chilean Sea Bass) and is built around the pursuit of the illegal fishing vessel \u003ci\u003eViarsa \u003c\/i\u003eby an Australian patrol boat, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Supporter, \u003c\/i\u003ein one of the longest pursuits in maritime history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor G. Bruce Knecht chronicles how an obscure fish merchant in California \"discovered\" and renamed the fish, kicking off a worldwide craze for a fish no one had ever heard of - and everyone had to have. And with demand exploding, priates were only too happy to satisfy our taste for Chilean Sea Bass. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnecht - whose previous book \u003ci\u003eThe Proving Ground\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by Walter Cronkite as \"a sailing masterpiece...a tale more thrilling than fiction\"--captivates readers by deftly shifting among the story's nail-biting elements: The perilous chase at sea through frenzied winds, punishing waves, and an obstacle course of icebergs; the high-stakes environmental battle and courtroom drama; and the competitive battle among the world's restaurants to serve the perfect, flaky, white-fleshed fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the world's most treacherous waters to its most fabulous kitchens, \u003ci\u003eHooked \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a thrilling tale and a revelatory popular history that will appeal to a diverse group of readers. Think \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Hungry Ocean. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish | G Bruce Knecht | Hardcover | 9781594861109 | Used: Very Good | Nature 1656792","offer_id":48367958982808,"sku":"1656792","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71ES8Rdrf2L.jpg?v=1771948101","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/hooked-pirates-poaching-and-the-perfect-fish","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}