Birdseye Audiobook by Mark Kurlansky

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/33/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Birdseye Subtitle: The Adventures of a Curious Man Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: Jon Van Ness Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 05-08-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders Publisher's Summary: Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. Critic Reviews: "Kurlansky brings Birdseye to life.... Covering the science behind Birdseye's... inventions along with intimate details of his family life, [he] skillfully weaves a fluid narrative of facts on products, packaging, and marketing into this rags-to-riches portrait of the man whose ingenuity brought revolutionary changes to 20th-century life." (Publishers Weekly, starred) "Kurlansky tells the exciting tale of Birdseyes adventures, failures and successes (he became a multi-millionaire) and his family, and he also offers engaging snippets about Velveeta, dehydration and Grape-Nuts. The author notes that Birdseye knew that curiosity is 'one essential ingredient' in a fulfilling life; it is a quality that grateful readers also discover in each of Kurlanskys books." (Kirkus Reviews, starred) "Kurlanskys narrative gifts shine through every chapter." (Booklist)

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