Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally17 reviews
Alisa Smith, J.B. Mackinnon

Harmony, 2007

A truly inspirational read

+ Best Memoir I've Read
+ Two excellent writers tell a personal and informing tale
+ Satisfying to Stomach and Soul
  
  











  



  
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life321 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

HarperCollins, 2007

Terrific book!

+ You Take the Good, You Take the Bad
+ True Inspiration

Barbara Kingsolver has struck a wonderful balance among educating readers about gardening, slow food, food science and telling a great tale of a family's adventure of local eating. The recipes are great, too! What a revelation to learn that we have all been anesthetized by the large ...
  
  











  



  
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto192 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Just Eat Food. Real Food.

+ Beyond eye opening... a must read for food consumers
+ Ayurveda and Food equals Health & Longevity
+ enlightening
+ Blew Through This GREAT Book
  
  











  



  
Real Food: What to Eat and Why75 reviews
Nina Planck

Bloomsbury USA, 2007

Good Resource

+ A great foodie book.
+ A Refreshing Outlook on Food
+ Interesting Read
  
  











  



  
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals464 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin, 2007

The True Cost of Eating Your Lunch

+ Amazing Read
+ Thought-provoking and terrifying
+ Changed My World View
  
  











  



  
The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution65 reviews
Alice Waters

Clarkson Potter, 2007

Best Cookbook I Own

+ Primer for those starting out
+ Wonderful book- excellent education on cooking for a family

This is the cookbook I return to again and again. The recipes are clear and simple and perfect for weeknight cooking, but the results are always fantastic. Often I have high hopes for a recipe and then it doesn't turn out so great, but everything I've made from this book has been DELICIOUS. ...
  
  











  



  
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World164 reviews
Michael Pollan

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002

The best

+ The Botnay of Desire
+ worth the time
+ Short, Sweet, Insightful
  
  











  



  
Fast Food Nation1409 reviews
Eric Schlosser

Harper Perennial, 2005

The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes!

+ By the Author of Outstanding You
+ highest approval
+ One Fast Food National Under God ! ?
  
  











  



  
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto192 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Just Eat Food. Real Food.

+ Beyond eye opening... a must read for food consumers
+ Ayurveda and Food equals Health & Longevity
+ enlightening
+ Blew Through This GREAT Book
  
  











  



  
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals464 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin, 2007

The True Cost of Eating Your Lunch

+ Amazing Read
+ Thought-provoking and terrifying
+ Changed My World View
  
  











  



  
Real Food: What to Eat and Why75 reviews
Nina Planck

Bloomsbury USA, 2007

Good Resource

+ A great foodie book.
+ A Refreshing Outlook on Food
+ Interesting Read
  
  











  



  
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally17 reviews
Alisa Smith, J.B. Mackinnon

Harmony, 2007

A truly inspirational read

+ Best Memoir I've Read
+ Two excellent writers tell a personal and informing tale
+ Satisfying to Stomach and Soul
  
  











  



  
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life321 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

HarperCollins, 2007

Terrific book!

+ You Take the Good, You Take the Bad
+ True Inspiration

Barbara Kingsolver has struck a wonderful balance among educating readers about gardening, slow food, food science and telling a great tale of a family's adventure of local eating. The recipes are great, too! What a revelation to learn that we have all been anesthetized by the large ...
  
  











  



  
Fast Food Nation1409 reviews
Eric Schlosser

Harper Perennial, 2005

The true world of Fast Food opens before your eyes!

+ By the Author of Outstanding You
+ highest approval
+ One Fast Food National Under God ! ?
  
  











  



  
The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution65 reviews
Alice Waters

Clarkson Potter, 2007

Best Cookbook I Own

+ Primer for those starting out
+ Wonderful book- excellent education on cooking for a family

This is the cookbook I return to again and again. The recipes are clear and simple and perfect for weeknight cooking, but the results are always fantastic. Often I have high hopes for a recipe and then it doesn't turn out so great, but everything I've made from this book has been DELICIOUS. ...
  
  











  



  
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World164 reviews
Michael Pollan

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002

The best

+ The Botnay of Desire
+ worth the time
+ Short, Sweet, Insightful