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Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, ... More

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This survey of important aspects of the food culture of Mexico also illuminates Mexican history, society, and daily life.

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"The sex life of food" doesn't mean that the strawberries have fallen in love with the oatmeal. It's a look at food--and sex--and how they go ... More

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Food and sex. Hunger and the psyche. These are the forces that shape our lives. Bunny Crumpacker has looked at food from every angle, and brings us ... More

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In "Why Some Like It Hot," award-winning natural historian Gary Paul Nabhan offers a view of genes, diets, ethnicity, and place that will forever ... More

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As the distance between farm and table grew, we went from knowing particular places and specific stories behind our foods' origins to instead relying ... More

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This volume explores the shift in eating research from the search for bodily signals that trigger hunger to a focus on eating patterns emerging from ... More

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This book studies the contentious history of the American lunch, and explains how divergent forces, from food processors and advertisers to social ... More

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What shall we have for dinner? Such a simple question has grown to have a very complicated answer. We can eat almost anything nature has to offer, ... More

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This thorough volume allows the reader to better understand the cultures of the regions, particularly Arab Muslim cultures, through the foodways- ... More

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Inspired by the growing interest in food and the conversation about what people should be eating and from where it should come, McMillan began to ... More

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Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food ... More

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Sociology on the Menu is an accessible introduction to the sociology of food. Highlighting the social and cultural dimensions of the human food ... More

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Pre-Order Eric Schlosser's New Book, Command and Control, Coming 17 September 2013. Now the subject of a film by Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser's ... More

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Combining a probing and entertaining cultural analysis of Americans' conflicted eating habits with fascinating news from the food-business front, ... More

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"Just Food" does for fresh food what "Fast Food Nation" did for fast food, challenging conventional views, and cutting through layers of myth and ... More

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Food cravings are a result of brain chemistry rather than appetite--and in the basic difference between genders. Now, the bestselling author of ... More

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Approaching its topic with humor, style, and a critical eye, this unique guidebook enables parents to provide a healthy and diverse diet for their ... More

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Our fascination with eating and drinking behaviors and their causes has resulted in a huge industry of food-related pop science. Every bookstore, ... More

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From the author of the national bestseller "The Culture of Fear" comes a rallying cry to abandon food fads and myths for calmer and more pleasurable ... More

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