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- The Delights & Charms of Exotic Fruit
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- A Slightly Seussian Breakfast
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- Patty Cakes, Patty Cakes…Millet-Style!
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- • B.Nektar: Detroit’s Very Own Premium Meadery
- • Creative Books and Music with Sandra Agazzi Chimenti
- • Gentle Inspiration from Cindy LaFerle
- • Life Reflections from Debra Darvick
- • Mary Broedell, Natural Health Coach
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- • Tales from Costa Rica
- • The Art of Nonconformity
- • Your Link to Detroit’s Salsa Scene
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AGRICULTURE/FARMING
The Unsettling of America, W. Berry
Hit by a Farm, C. Friend
The Compassionate Carnivore, C. Friend
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture, A. Kimbrell, ed.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, B. Kingsolver
Botany of Desire, M. Pollan
Holy Cows & Hog Heaven, J. Salatin
Salad Bar Beef, J. Salatin
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
Small Giants, B. Burlington
The Ecology of Commerce, P. Hawken
No Logo, N. Klein
The Post-Corporate World, D. Korten
Freakonomics, S. Levitt & S. Dubner
Buy-o-logy, M. Lindstrom
The Value of Nothing, R. Patel
CULINARY ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY
Consuming Passions: An Anthropology of Eating, P. Armelagos
Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid, T. Ecott
From Hardtack to Home Fries, B. Haber
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America, J. Harris
Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture, M. Harris
Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going, M. Harris
Salt: A World History, M. Kurlansky
Chocolate: An Illustrated History, M. & F. Morton
Tastes of Paradise, W. Schivelbusch
Whey We Eat What We Eat, R. Sokolov
A History of the World in 6 Glasses, T. Standage
An Edible History of Humanity, T. Standage
Much Depends on Dinner, M. Visser
The Rituals of Dinner, M. Visser
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, R. Wrangham
FAST FOOD
Fast Food Nation, E.Schlosser
Don't Eat This Book, M. Spurlock
Super Size Me, M. Spurlock
FATS
Queen of Fats, S. Allport
Eat Fat, Lose Fat, M. Enig
The Facts About Fats, J. Finnegan
Fat, J. McLagan
The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages, A. Mendelson
The Cholesterol Myths, U. Ravnskov
The Untold Story of Milk, R. Schmid
FOOD
Everyone Eats, E. Anderson
More Home Cooking, L. Colwin
Seaweed, V. Cooksley
Good to Eat, M. Harris
The Food Lover's Companion, Ron & Sharon Tyler Herbst
Bones, J. McLagan
Immortal Milk, E. LeMay
What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets, P. Menzel & F. D'Aluisio
The Flavor Bible, K. Page
Vanilla: The Cultural History of the World's Favorite Flavor and Fragrance, P. Rain
The Book of Spices, F. Rosengarten Jr.
Plenty, A. Smith & J.B. Mackinnon
Ratio: The Simple Code Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking, M. Ruhlman
Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating, A. Weinzweig
FOOD INDUSTRY/POLITICS
Food Matters, M. Bittman
American Wasteland, J. Bloom
Food Fight, K. Brownell
FatLand, G. Critser
Twinkie, Deconstructed, S. Ettlinger
Organic, Inc., S. Fromartz
The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights, D. Gumpert
Food Wars, T. Lang & M. Heasman
Consumer Beware!, B. Hunter
Lunch Wars, A. Kalafa
The End of Overeating, D. Kessler
Food Politics, M. Nestle
The Omnivore's Dilemma, M. Pollan
In Defense of Food, M. Pollan
The World is Fat, B. Popkin
Raising Less Corn, More Hell, G. Pyle
Appetite for Profit, M. Simon
Amber Waves of Grain, J. Trager
The Hundred Year Diet: America's Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight, S. Yager
FOOD LABELS
What to Eat, M. Nestle
Eating Between the Lines, K. Stewart
New Good Food: Shopper's Pocket Guide to Organic, Sustainable and Seasonal Whole Foods, M. Wittenberg
FOOD SCIENCE
Cookwise, S. Corriher
Kitchen Science, H. Hillman
The New Kitchen Science, H. Hillman
The Curious Cook, H. McGee
How to Read a French Fry, R. Parsons
Cooking for Geeks, J. Potter
What Einstein Told His Cook, R. Wolke
What Einstein Told His Cook 2, R. Wolke
GLUTEN-FREE
Gluten-Free, Hassle Free, M. Brown
The Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide, S. Case
The G-Free Diet, E. Hasselbeck
Wheat-Free, Worry-Free, D. Korn
The Gluten-Free Bible, J. Lowell
The Gluten Connection, S. Lieberman
Gluten-Free Baking Classics, A. Roberts
The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide, T. Thompson
MEDICAL
Body, Mind & Sugar, E. Abrahamson
Critical Condition, D. Bartlett
The Diabetes Solution, K. Bernstein
Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, D. Brownstein
The China Study, T. Campbell
The Food-Mood Solution, J. Challem
The Yeast Connection, W. Crook
The Body Ecology Diet, D. Gates
Breaking the Vicious Cycle, E. Gottschall
Diabesity, F. Kaufman
The Autoimmune Epidemic, D. Jackson Nakazawa
Stand Tall: Every Woman's Guide to Preventing & Treating Osteoporosis, M. Notelovitz
An Alternative Approach to Allergies, T. Randolph
Is This Your Child?, D. Rapp
Our Toxic World, D. Rapp
The G.I. Handbook [Glycemic Index], B. Ravage
Food & Behavior, B. Stitt
NUTRITION
Super Nutrition for Babies, K. Erlich & K. Genzlinger
Nourishing Traditions, S. Fallon
Super Nutrition for Women, A. Gittleman
The Jungle Effect, D. Miller
Real Food, N. Planck
Real Food for Mother & Baby, N. Planck
Feed Yourself Right, L. Smith
Take Two Apples and Call Me in the Morning, J. Stone
Good Calories, Bad Calories, G. Taubes
Why We Get Fat, G. Taubes
The Dictionary of Wholesome Foods, E. de Persiis Vona
SOY/SUGAR/CAFFEINE/GMOs
Lick the Sugar Habit, N. Appleton
Caffeine Blues, S. Cherniske
The Whole Soy Story, K. Daniel
Sugar Blues, W. Dufty
Sugar...Stop the Addiction, K. Genzlinger
Seeds of Deception, J. Smith
SUSTAINABILITY/GLOBAL ISSUES
Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Civilization, N. Chanda
The Organic Cook's Bible, J. Cox
The Organic Cook's Bible, J. Cox
Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, P. Gleick
Organic: A New Way of Eating, S. Grigson
Cooking Green, K. Heyhoe
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, A. Lappé
Diet for a Small Planet, F. Lappé
Hope's Edge, F. Lappé
World Hunger: Twelve Myths, F. Lappé et al
Bitter Chocolate, C. Off
Stuffed & Starved, R. Patel
Slow Food Revolution, C. Petrini
The End of Food, P. Roberts
Water Wars, V. Shiva
The Ethical Gourmet, J. Weinstein