Read a book set on every continent

[Stina]

The exact meaning of this prompt was the subject of much debate in the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge threads. I finally decided to go with a purist interpretation, which restricts the pool of possible reads mostly to geography textbooks. And Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente. Guess what I picked.

[Mary]

OK, I'm going to stretch this one a bit. I've just finished reading "Brain Food: How to East Smart and Sharpen Your Mind" by Dr. Lisa Mosconi. The subtitle is "The neuroscience behind the foods that will improve your mental fitness". So, it is about neuroscience and nutrition, specifically how to eat to prevent or delay dementia/Alzheimer's/brain aging. Part of this is that the author looked at how groups of people eat around the word. Special weight and attention is given to groups with a high number of centarians. Pockets of such communities are dotted around the world on the various continents. She also looks at diets that are NOT what she considers to be healthy or promoting good brain health. So, I will count this book for this prompt.