World Food (68 books)

A collection of books to read about the dynamics of the world food system, focusing on issues of hunger, poverty and food security.

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1	Pest Control for Organic Gardening: Natural Methods for Pest and Disease Control for a Healthy Garden by Amber Richards (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy by James Morcan (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 455 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System by Raj Patel (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,586 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Pests of the Garden and Small Farm: A Grower's Guide to Using Less Pesticide by Mary Louise Flint really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control by Mary Louise Flint 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back by Ann Vileisis (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest Management Guide by Steve H. Dreistadt 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Weeds of California and Other Western States (2-Volume Set) by Joseph M. DiTomaso really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Volume 3) (California Studies in Food and Culture) by Marion Nestle 3.94 avg rating — 4,693 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food (No-Nonsense Guides) by Wayne Roberts 3.99 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Healthy and Happy Life Series: Food and Dieting, Emulating Nature to Achieve Weight Loss and Better Health by Jonathon Jones (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Imported and American Varieties of Dates in the United States by Donald R. Hodel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love by Preeti Simran Sethi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 763 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Story of Seeds: From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less to Eat Around the World by Nancy F. Castaldo (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 218 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger by Leon Hesser 3.82 avg rating — 516 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva 4.09 avg rating — 1,182 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Rough Waters: Alaska to Oregon by Nancy Danielson Mendenhall (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Imagine Your Life - Wholefood Plant-Based Cookbook: Recipes with nutritional data, health information and meal suggestions to ensure balanced nutrient intake. by Isaac Butcher really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino 4.31 avg rating — 2,647 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Farmstead and Artisan Cheeses: A Guide to Building a Business by Barbara Reed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love by Simran Sethi 3.75 avg rating — 763 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Food First: Beyond The Myth Of Scarcity by Frances Moore Lappé 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Taking Food Public: Redefining Foodways in a Changing World by Psyche Williams Forson (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All by Oran B. Hesterman 3.70 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Organic Olive Production Manual by Paul Vossen 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Planet Palm: How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything — And Endangered the World by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman 3.92 avg rating — 263 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability by C. Clare Hinrichs (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Taste of War: World War Two and the Battle for Food by Lizzie Collingham 4.13 avg rating — 519 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival by Daniel Jaffee 3.97 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood by Taras Grescoe 4.14 avg rating — 674 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 210,612 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	California Master Gardener Handbook by Dennis R. Pittenger (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Betting on Famine: Why the World Still Goes Hungry by Jean Ziegler 4.21 avg rating — 339 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 119,606 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Perfect Protein: The Fish Lover's Guide to Saving the Oceans and Feeding the World by Andy Sharpless (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel 4.43 avg rating — 1,822 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin 4.18 avg rating — 1,105 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants: A Diagnostic Guide by Laurence R. Costello 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World by Amanda Little (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,834 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Organic Winegrowing Manual by Glenn T. McGourty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé 3.92 avg rating — 654 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter by Peter Singer (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 4,013 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Wine Grape Varieties in California by L. Peter Christensen 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Food First Comic by Leonard Rifas 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food by Frederick Kaufman 3.53 avg rating — 305 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Archaeology of Food and Warfare: Food Insecurity in Prehistory by Amber M. VanDerwarker (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean, And Fair by Carlo Petrini 3.71 avg rating — 984 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It by Karl Weber 4.17 avg rating — 15,352 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	World Hunger: Twelve Myths by Frances Moore Lappé 3.97 avg rating — 428 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health (Volume 74) (California Studies in Food and Culture) by Marion Nestle 3.96 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies by Eduardo J. Gómez 2.93 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business by Lowell J. Satre 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds by Scott Chaskey 4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family by Deborah Spark (Editor) 4.22 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Staple Security: Bread and Wheat in Egypt by Jessica Barnes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want When We Want It Threatens Our Food Supply and Our Future by Rob Dunn 3.94 avg rating — 571 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Hog Meat and Hoecake: Food Supply in the Old South, 1840-1860 by Sam Bowers Hilliard 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know by Robert Paarlberg 3.49 avg rating — 339 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 78) by Marion Nestle 4.33 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White 4.36 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine by Marion Nestle 3.73 avg rating — 203 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda by Marion Nestle 3.70 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Eat Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics by Marion Nestle 3.86 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health by Charlotte Biltekoff 3.88 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats by Maryn McKenna (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 901 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again by Tom Jackson 3.57 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science – An Epic Illustrated History for Teens About Revolution and Human Resilience by Marc Aronson (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 1,488 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat by Charles Clover 4.01 avg rating — 613 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars