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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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2009-Apr-May-Jun
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May 13, 2009;
author guest/book mentioned November 2, 2011

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Tiffany
Nov 07, 2010 rated it liked it
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Not bad. He gives the big advice away on the cover art and on page 1, so I wondered if there was any point to reading the next 200 pages (which he even jokes about). But it's not a bad book--has some good advice, some good tips, and some interesting historical tidbits.

Of course, I kept getting hungry while I was reading. Then I'd want something totally unhealthy (like Pop Tarts), or food I was finding out wasn't that great for me (Who knew that even my healthy cereal could be criticized?).
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Aod
Mar 11, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 03, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Tom
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Andrew Wiggins
Apr 27, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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