Food

Food writing regards food not only as a substance, but also as a cultural phenomenon. Food writer John T. Edge explains how the genre views its topic: "Food is essential to life. It’s arguably our nation’s biggest industry. Food, not sex, is our most frequently indulged pleasure. Food—too much, not enough, the wrong kind, the wrong frequency—is one of our society’s greatest causes of disease and death." Food writer Mark Kurlansky links this vision of food directly to food writing, giving the genre's scope and range when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relati ...more

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How to Feed the World: A Factful Guide
We Are Made of Stars
Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
Killing Me Soufflé (A Bakeshop Mystery, #20)
The Last Guy On Earth (Hockey Guys, #3)
Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover
Crumble
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Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
The Pairing
Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #19)
Milk Fed
Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
We Are Made of Stars
Wonka
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen (Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen, #1)
Kate & Frida
The Champagne Letters
Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Very Bad at Math (A Very Graphic Novel #1)
The Secret War of Julia Child
Know Your Newlywed
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Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
248 books — 119 voters
The China Study by T. Colin CampbellThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe 2 Week Diet Plan by Brian Flatt by Brian FlattWhy We Get Fat by Gary TaubesIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
A Nutrition Reading List
373 books — 410 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,200 books — 1,624 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,057 books — 1,178 voters


The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
My Life in France
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Eating Animals
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Salt: A World History
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

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