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 — 210,673 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 — 119,668 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 — 113,334 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 — 59,593 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 — 2,589 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 — 1,777 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 4.01 — 32,964 ratings — published 2013
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-system)
avg rating 4.21 — 80,821 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 — 1,528 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 — 26,007 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 — 1,751 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 4.01 — 346 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 3.56 — 55 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 — 578 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 3.93 — 655 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 3.80 — 195 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 — 10,384 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 — 206,575 ratings — published 2001
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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 4.55 — 20 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 — 2,942 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 — 3,864 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 — 7,047 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 — 9,296 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 — 1,150 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 4.38 — 45,506 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 — 179 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 4.06 — 1,114 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 — 3,636 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 — 878 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 — 78 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 3.94 — 15,108 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 4.04 — 471 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 3.25 — 4 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 — 2,653 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 — 171 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 — 15,284 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 — 606,712 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 — 437 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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Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.89 — 189 ratings — published 2017
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Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,791 ratings — published 2016
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Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.11 — 545 ratings — published 2008
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-system)
avg rating 4.01 — 899,956 ratings — published 2005
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“The industrial food complex polluted our food system
to please the addicted palettes they created.”
Donna Maltz, Conscious Cures: Soulutions to 21st Century Pandemics

“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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