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Food writing regards food not only as a substance, but also as a cultural phenomenon. Food writer John T. Edge explains how the genre views its topic: "Food is essential to life. It’s arguably our nation’s biggest industry. Food, not sex, is our most frequently indulged pleasure. Food—too much, not enough, the wrong kind, the wrong frequency—is one of our society’s greatest causes of disease and death." Food writer Mark Kurlansky links this vision of food directly to food writing, giving the genre's scope and range when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relati...more
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Eat Move Sleep: Why Small Choices Make a Big Difference
by Tom Rath (Goodreads Author)
by Tom Rath (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Oct 08, 2013
Once in a while, a book comes along that changes how you think, feel, and act every day.In Eat Move Sleep, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Ra…more
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May 15
- Jul 15, 2013
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Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health
by Charlotte Biltekoff
by Charlotte Biltekoff
Release
date: Sep 27, 2013
Eating Right in America chronicles the dietary reform movements that have shaped ideas about good nutrition and public health in the United States for…more
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May 17
- Jun 20, 2013
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Cicchetti: Delicious Italian Food to Share
by Lindy Wildsmith
by Lindy Wildsmith
Release
date: Jun 01, 2013
Anyone who has strolled around Venice in search of something to eat will surely have come across cicchetti. They are served in bars, bàcari, and other…more
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Jun 10
- Jun 24, 2013
5 copies
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