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1	Food Inc.: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer - And What You Can Do about It; A Participant Guide more books like this by Karl Weber (Editor) add to wishlist A unique movie tie-in guide, this collection of essays goes behind the scenes and deeper into the issues and ideas raised by the provocative documentary on the contemporary way of eating. Contributors include Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Anna Lapp, and others. see all copies from $6.94! new only from $8.62! \| SVS
2	Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health more books like this by Marion Nestle add to wishlist Marion Nestle writes passionately about the negative effects the food industry has had on the health of consumers. She contends that the rise in obesity in America is the direct result of the $33 billion a year spent by the industry for marketing--in other words, getting people to eat more. She also claims that many food-industry "experts"- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The End of Food more books like this by Paul Roberts add to wishlist The bestselling author of "The End of Oil" turns his attention to food and finds that the system entrusted with meeting one of the most basic needs is dramatically failing us. With his trademark comprehensive global approach, Roberts investigates the startling truth about the modern food system. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $5.92! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World more books like this by Dan Koeppel add to wishlist Growing out of a "Popular Science" feature article, this work combines a pop-science journey around the globe with a fascinating tale of an iconic American business enterprise that takes readers into the high-tech labs where new bananas are literally being built in test tubes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front more books like this by Joel Salatin add to wishlist Drawing upon 40 years experience as an ecological farmer, Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. He explains why local food is expensive and why the current system favors industrial, corporate food systems. see all copies from $12.69! new only from $18.06! \| SVS
6	The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire more books like this by Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman add to wishlist A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America 's biggest farmer, J. G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state. J. G. Boswell is the biggest farmer in America. Over the past fifty years he has built a secret empire while thumbing his nose at nature ... see all copies from $2.44! new only from $7.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect and Inhumane Treatment Inside Th U.S. Meat Industry more books like this by Gail A Eisnitz add to wishlist "Slaughterhouse" is the first book of its kind to explore the impact that unprecedented changes in the meatpacking industry over the last twenty-five years - particularly industry consolidation, increased line speeds, and deregulation - have had on workers, animals, and consumers. It is also the first time ever that workers have spoken publicly ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $11.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Far Side of Eden: New Money, Old Land, and the Battle for Napa Valley more books like this by James Conaway add to wishlist James Conaway writes eloquently about the effects of the wine industry--and its attendant bloat, greed, and environmental disasters--on California's Napa Valley, and about activist attempts to rein things in. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Markets and States in Tropical Africa: The Political Basis of Agricultural Policies more books like this by Robert H Bates add to wishlist Most Africans live in rural areas and derive their incomes from farming; but because African governments follow policies that are adverse to most farmers' interests, these countries fail to produce enough food to feed their populations. Markets and States in Tropical Africa analyzes these and other paradoxical features of development in modern ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $28.69! \| SVS
10	Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew more books like this by Samuel Fromartz add to wishlist Business writer Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew beyond their wildest expectations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession more books like this by Adam Gollner add to wishlist Gollner takes readers on a fascinating journey through the world of fruit--from the jungles of Borneo to American supermarkets--in this broadly appealing and vividly written tale of horticultural obsession. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Chicken: The Dangerous Transformation of America's Favorite Food more books like this by Mr. Steve Striffler add to wishlist Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing on his own experiences there as a worker. He also reports on the way chickens are raised today and how they are consumed. What he discovers about America's favourite meat is not just unpleasant but a powerful indictment of our industrial food system. The process ... see all copies from $10.92! new only from $14.33! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America more books like this by Donald D Stull, Michael J Broadway, Eric Schlosser (Foreword by) add to wishlist This text draws on more than 15 years of research by the authors, a cultural anthropologist and a social geographer, to present a detailed look at the meat and poultry industry in the United States and Canada. Following chapters on the beef, poultry, and pork industries, the book examines industry impacts on workers and on the communities that ... see all copies from $22.68! new only from $31.97! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Meat You Eat: How Corporate Farming Has Endangered America's Food Supply more books like this by Ken Midkiff add to wishlist The director of the Sierra Club identifies potential health hazards linked to current practices within the American meat production industry, citing the economic consequences of today's agribusiness while presenting an argument for the support of local farmers. 15,000 first printing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.91! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Grass Productivity more books like this by Andre Voisin add to wishlist "Grass Productivity" is a prodigiously documented textbook of scientific information concerning every aspect of management "where the cow and grass meet." Andre Voisin's "rational grazing" method maximizes productivity in both grass and cattle operations. see all copies from $40.37! new only from $40.37!
16 view cover	Favored Flowers: Culture and Economy in a Global System more books like this by Catherine Ziegler add to wishlist Billions of fresh-cut flowers are flown into the United States every year, allowing Americans to choose from a broad array of blooms regardless of the season. Favored Flowers is a lively investigation of the worldwide production and distribution of fresh-cut flowers and their consumption in the New York metropolitan area. In an ethnography filled ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $26.54! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Fate of Family Farming: Variations on an American Idea more books like this by Ronald Jager add to wishlist The Fate of Family Farming employs a hands-on approach, with much local New England detail, in its exploration of the history and future of American family farming as an idea and as an ongoing way of life. Early chapters situate family farming within American history, beginning with Jamestown and Plymouth, continuing with Jefferson, Emerson and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.73!
18 view cover	The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from the Crop to the Last Drop more books like this by Nina Luttinger, Gregory Dicum add to wishlist Revised and updated, a compact guide to the beverage that keeps us running. A freshly updated edition of the best introduction to one of the world's most popular products, "The Coffee Book" is jammed full of facts, figures, cartoons, and commentary covering coffee from its first use in Ethiopia in the sixth century to the rise of Starbucks and ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $10.34! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Conquest of Bread: 150 Years of Agribusiness in California more books like this by Richard A Walker add to wishlist For over a century, California has been the world's most advanced agricultural zone, an agrarian juggernaut that not only out-produces every state in America, but also most countries. California's success, however, has come at significant costs. Never a family-farm region like the Midwest, California's landscape and Mediterranean climate have been ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	In the Shadows of State and Capital: The United Fruit Company, Popular Struggle, and Agrarian Restructuring in Ecuador, 1900-1995 more books like this by Mr. Steve Striffler, Steve Striffler, Gilbert M Joseph (Editor) add to wishlist In the Shadows of State and Capital tells the story of how Ecuadorian peasants gained, and then lost, control of the banana industry. Providing an ethnographic history of the emergence of subcontracting within Latin American agriculture and of the central role played by class conflict in this process, Steve Striffler looks at the quintessential ... see all copies from $14.30! new only from $22.50! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Principles of meat science more books like this by John C. Forrest add to wishlist see all copies from $13.45! new only from $116.17!
22	Principles of Meat Science more books like this by Harold B Hedrick add to wishlist see all copies from $10.91!
23 view cover	Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food more books like this by Daniel Charles add to wishlist Charles explores the conflicting ideologies that are fueling the agricultural revolution, as found in labs and fields and boardrooms. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $89.10! \| first editions
24 view cover	Dinner at the New Gene Cafe: How Genetic Engineering is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food more books like this by Bill Lambrecht add to wishlist Biotech companies are racing to alter the genetic building blocks of the world's food. In the United States, the primary venue for this quiet revolution, the acreage of genetically modified crops has soared from zero to 70 million acres since 1996. More than half of America's processed grocery products - from cornflakes and granola bars to diet ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm more books like this by Linda Faillace, Ronnie Cummins (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the mid-1990s Linda and Larry Faillace had a dream: they wanted to breed sheep and make cheese on their Vermont farm. They did the research, worked hard, followed the rules, and, after years of preparation and patience, built a successful, entrepreneurial business. But just like that, their dream turned into a nightmare. The U.S. Department of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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