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Barry Glassner
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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
— published 1999 — 10 editions |
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The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong
— published 2007 — 6 editions |
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Bodies/Why We Look
— published 1988 — 2 editions |
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Our Studies, Ourselves: Sociologists' Lives and Work
— published 2003 — 2 editions |
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Qualitative Sociology as Everyday Life
— published 1999 — 3 editions |
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The Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review, Volume 3
by Barry Glassner (Goodreads Author) , Barry Glassner (Goodreads Author) , Hilary Taub Lachoff — published 2004 |
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The Gospel of Food
— published 2007 |
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The Gospel of Food
— published 2007 |
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The Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review, Volume 1
— published 2008 |
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The Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review, Volume 4
by Barry Glassner (Goodreads Author) , Jeremy Schoenberg, Tobin Belzer — published 2008 |
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Joni Lynn's review of The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong:
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I couldn't put this down - it's one of the most interesting nonfictions I've ever read. A lot of the information the author shares actually changed my opinion - about dieting, obesity, fast food, health food, etc. Anyone who eats should read 'The...
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Cynthia's review of The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong:
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I stumbled upon The Gospel Of Food by Barry Glassner in the library. Boy, am I glad I did.
It's well written It's non-fiction, but reads like a good novel. It's fun for foodies. It's humorous. It's good to talk about food and health. It's fun to agree... " Read more of this review » |
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Karl's review of The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong:
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This book should be read by everyone who eats. As with Glassner's previous THE CULTURE OF FEAR, this book adjusted my cultural perspective. If you've ever eaten, been tempted to eat, or not eaten something because "it isn't good for you," then thi...
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Sarah's review of The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong:
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Strikingly similar to Michael Pollan's, In Defense of Food. Nonetheless, a well-researched and executed book poking holes in many of the prevalent theories surrounding food and nutrition.Glassner differs from Pollan in that he approaches common my...
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“Criminologists have documented that the amount of coverage a crime victim receives affects how much attention police devote to the case and the willingness of prosecutors to accept plea bargains.”
― Barry Glassner, The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
― Barry Glassner, The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
“In addition, when a neighborhood's crime victims are portrayed as victims-sympathetically and without blame, as humans rather than as statistics-people living in other parts of the city are more inclined to support social services for the area, which in turn can reduce the crime rate.”
― Barry Glassner, The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
― Barry Glassner, The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
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