| | Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical |  | Author: Anthony Bourdain
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 122617
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 148
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0756779561
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780756779566
ASIN: 0756779561
Publication Date: May 2004
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 Highly Recommended November 21, 2007
This is a very interesting book. Aside from learning about Mary, you also get a history of New York City.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN DELIVERS August 11, 2007
Anthony Bourdain provides a good, solid story, written in his fluid, irreverent prose. Too bad he says he'll not revisit this genre (non-fiction, historical), because he makes history fun to read. He puts Typhoid Mary in an historical and culinary context, as only he can do.
 Entertaining, But Lightweight December 4, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
An entertaining urban historical of the infamous Typhoid Mary Mallon - the Irish cook with pestilence coursing through her ... um... bum. This one is a bit different because it's written by a chef who looks at Mary's life from the perspective of what it must have been like for a hard-working immigrant cook at the turn of the century, and he throws in a lot of details regarding the lack of cleanliness of the time which makes it a bit more understandable why Mary didn't tend to wash her hands after relieving herself, and thus prevent the spread of Typhoid Fever. Bourdain is decidedly sympathetic of Mary, when it's pretty obvious that Mary had a whole lot to do with bringing her misfortune upon herself... which makes you wonder: if Bourdain were offered some of Mary's trademark peach ice cream, would he have eaten it?
 Love Bourdain! July 13, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really like Anthony Bourdain's writing style. It's conversational and unpretentious. This is a great book if you don't know the story of Typhoid Mary; however, if you are already familiar with it and are looking for something in depth with lots of details, this might not be perfect.
I'm looking forward to reading more from Bourdain.
The Best History Books are NOT Written by Historians March 9, 2005
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
It just goes to show what someone with some desire to learn and a talent for writing can do. Tony Bourdain proves it yet again with his interesting and well-researched look at Typhoid Mary. Who knew she was a cook? I bet most people think she was a prostitute (I did). Bravo to Tony for having the ingenuity and the humility to do some top notch historical research here and produce a useful work of historical scholarship.
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