Food System Books

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,421 ratings — published 2006
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.07 — 120,108 ratings — published 2008
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,776 ratings — published 2007
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.06 — 60,038 ratings — published 2001
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Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,595 ratings — published 2007
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Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,826 ratings — published
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,214 ratings — published 2013
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.21 — 81,138 ratings — published 2009
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Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,531 ratings — published 1997
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,158 ratings — published 2013
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The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,752 ratings — published 2009
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Food Fight: The Inside Story of The Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It Food Fight: The Inside Story of The Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.47 — 235 ratings — published 2003
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Holy Cows & Hog Heaven: The Food Buyer's Guide to Farm Friendly Food Holy Cows & Hog Heaven: The Food Buyer's Guide to Farm Friendly Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.02 — 350 ratings — published 2005
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Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability (Food, Health, and the Environment) Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability (Food, Health, and the Environment)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.18 — 178 ratings — published 2011
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Food Rebellions!: Forging Food Sovereignty to Solve the Global Food Crisis Food Rebellions!: Forging Food Sovereignty to Solve the Global Food Crisis (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.57 — 54 ratings — published 2009
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Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.71 — 579 ratings — published 2008
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Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.92 — 654 ratings — published 2002
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Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America (California Studies in Food and Culture, 8) Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America (California Studies in Food and Culture, 8)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.79 — 194 ratings — published 1988
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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.97 — 10,403 ratings — published 2009
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,790 ratings — published 2001
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What to Eat What to Eat (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.03 — 5,978 ratings — published 2006
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Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.32 — 62 ratings — published
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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,301 ratings — published 1939
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What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.04 — 246 ratings — published
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Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.46 — 28 ratings — published
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VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,939 ratings — published 2013
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Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,932 ratings — published 2021
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,352 ratings — published 2024
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The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.01 — 9,378 ratings — published 2015
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Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest For Nutritional Perfection Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest For Nutritional Perfection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,169 ratings — published 2015
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.37 — 47,716 ratings — published 2023
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Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.28 — 184 ratings — published
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Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,149 ratings — published 2022
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Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,709 ratings — published 2021
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Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.79 — 888 ratings — published 2004
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Raw: a Novel Raw: a Novel (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 2.83 — 6 ratings — published 2010
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Genetic Engineering in Agriculture: The Myths, Environmental Risks, and Alternatives Genetic Engineering in Agriculture: The Myths, Environmental Risks, and Alternatives (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.56 — 18 ratings — published 2001
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Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.83 — 82 ratings — published
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Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.93 — 16,427 ratings — published 2024
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Farmed Out: Agricultural Lobbying in a Polarized Congress Farmed Out: Agricultural Lobbying in a Polarized Congress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.02 — 486 ratings — published 2023
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Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published
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Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,711 ratings — published 2021
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The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better . . . or Worse The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better . . . or Worse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.95 — 174 ratings — published 2021
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.94 — 15,585 ratings — published 2020
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.23 — 624,379 ratings — published 2021
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Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.78 — 78 ratings — published
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Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.87 — 436 ratings — published 2019
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Magic Bean: The Rise of Soy in America (CultureAmerica) Magic Bean: The Rise of Soy in America (CultureAmerica)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.75 — 12 ratings — published
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“How fragile is a world so connected and tied together that a change in food fashion in one place can lead to starvation halfway through the world?”
Richard R. Wilk, Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to Ecotourists

“Food is packed with meaning, as well as vitamins, carbohydrates and protein. It satisfies needs beyond those of the body and the pocketbook. Food is a medium to build families, religious communities, ethnic boundaries and a consciousness of history.”
Richard R. Wilk, Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to Ecotourists

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