The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
By: Peter Singer , Jim Mason
3.93
Format: None pages,
Eating is about more than satisfying our hunger. It's also about the environment, social justice, p…
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1. Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
By: Kathleen Dean Moore , Michael P. Nelson , Desmond Tutu
4.09
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over eighty visionaries—theologians and religious lea… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
2. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
By: Lydia Kang , Nate Pedersen
4.00
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Discover 67 shocking-but-true medical misfires that run the gamut from bizarre to deadly. Like when… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- health
"Unfortunately, the theory that 'more is better' is a really, really crappy theory when it comes to arsenic."-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
"It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishm…"-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
3. Tetralogue: I'm Right, You're Wrong
By: Timothy Williamson
3.82
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Four people with radically different outlooks on the world meet on a train and start talking about … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
4. The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor
By: Mark Schatzker
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
A lively and important argument from an award-winning journalist proving that the key to reversing … read more
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- science
- food
- nonfiction
- health
5. How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
By: Tobias Leenaert
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
In this thought-provoking book, Tobias Leenaert leaves well-trodden animal advocacy paths and takes… read more
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- philosophy
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
6. A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
By: Aldo Leopold
4.30
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
First published in 1949, A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Tho… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
"In our attempt to make conservation easy, we have made it trivial."-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
"That the situation is hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best."-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
"Education, I fear, is learning to see one thing by going blind to another."-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
"The evolution of a land ethic is an intellectual as well as emotional process."-Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
7. Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth
By: John Robbins
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
From John Robbins, a new edition of the classic that awakened the conscience of a nation. Since the… read more
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- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- health
8. The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
By: Peter Singer , Jim Mason
3.93
Format: None pages,
Eating is about more than satisfying our hunger. It's also about the environment, social justice, p… read more
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- health
- politics
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- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- science
9. Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
By: Howard Jacobson , T. Colin Campbell
2.50
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
What happens when you eat an apple? The answer is vastly more complex than you imagine. Every apple… read more
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10. Eating Animals
By: Jonathan Safran Foer
4.12
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy, literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, Eating… read more
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11. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
By: Michael Greger , Gene Stone
4.20
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the… read more
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12. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
By: Michael Pollan
3.89
Format: 266 pages,
Michael Pollan's last book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, launched a national conversation about the Amer… read more
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13. Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust
By: None
3.76
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
The book examines the origins of human supremacy, describes the emergence of industrialized slaught… read more
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14. Silent Spring
By: Edward O. Wilson , Rachel Carson , Linda Lear
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in… read more
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15. The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
By: Carol J. Adams
3.98
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
First published in 1990, The Sexual Politics of Meat is a landmark text in the ongoing debates abou… read more
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- politics
- philosophy
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
"Manhood is constructed in our culture, in part, by access to meat eating and control of other bodies."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
"Equality isn’t an idea; it is a practice. We practice it when we don’t treat other people or other animals as objects."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
"The story of meat follows a sacred typology: the birth of a God, the dismemberment of the god's body, and the god's resurrection."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
"If the wartime killing of human beings is used to establish the legitimacy of meat eating, then challenging meat eating challenges a world at war."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
16. First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
By: Slavoj Žižek
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Billions of dollars have been hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at… read more
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17. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health
By: T. Colin Campbell , Thomas M. Campbell II
4.00
Format: 120 pages,
Even today, as trendy diets and a weight-loss frenzy sweep the nation, two-thirds of adults are sti… read more
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18. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
By: Hannah Ritchie
4.29
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
‘Truly essential’ MARGARET ATWOOD Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our p… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- science
19. Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
By: Melanie Joy
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
An Introduction to Carnism. “An important and groundbreaking contribution to the struggle for th… read more
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- health
- philosophy
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- science
"We are the collateral damage of carnism; we pay for it with our health, our environment, and our taxes - $7.64 billion a year, to be exact."-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
"Violent ideologies follow their own logic, the logic that sustains the system - a convoluted logic that unravels when it, itself, is labeled."-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
"Why, exactly, is empathy "integral to our sense of self," and how might blocking our empathy toward certain species impact our capacity for empathy in general?"-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
"To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the only thing you identify with is the desire to be free from suffering."-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
20. Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome
By: Will Bulsiewicz
4.04
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The instant New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller A bold new plant-based… read more
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- health
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- science
21. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
By: Michael Greger
4.29
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more
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- health
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- science
22. 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success
By: Liz Moody
4.09
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of The Liz Moody Podcast comes a science-backed guide to creating your best life. … read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- health
23. Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
By: Emily Nagoski
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An illuminating exploration of how to maintain a happy sex life in a long-term relationship, from t… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- health
24. The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance
By: Matt Frazier
3.89
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The only research-based guide for connecting a plant-based die… read more
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- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- health
25. This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
By: Ed Winters
4.64
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Every time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in. Our choices ca… read more
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- health
- politics
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- science
"Why do dairy farmers deserve public support but oat farmers who produce oat milk don't?"-Ed Winters, This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
"We have destroyed millions of years of evolution in the blink of an eye, quite literally bulldozing our way around this finite planet."-Ed Winters, This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
"It is ironic that we believe that empathy and complex emotions only really exist in humans but we then fail to empathize with the animals who suffer at our hands."-Ed Winters, This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
"Furthermore, it seems back to front to worry about the extinction of animals who have been selectively bred and don't exist naturally to begin with when our current system of animal agriculture is th…"-Ed Winters, This is Vegan Propaganda (and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
26. Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life: How to Harness the Power of Clock Genes to Lose Weight, Optimize Your Workout, and Finally Get a Good Night's Sleep
By: Suhas Kshirsagar
4.03
Format: 288 pages, ebook
An eye-opening handbook from a leading Ayurvedic physician that blends cutting-edge science on "clo… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- health
27. Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal
By: Mark Bittman
3.89
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and pioneering journalist, an expansive look at how h… read more
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- health
- politics
- food
- nonfiction
- science
"Ecologists recognized that resources are finite, and that nature is in charge. That's basic science. Capitalists believe that nature exists to be exploited by humans, a tenet perfectly in tune with W…"-Mark Bittman, Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal
"In what's usually referred to as "the Columbian Exchange" -one of history's great misnomers, given the genocide that followed - Europe took so much of value from the Indigenous people of what became …"-Mark Bittman, Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal
"Domesticated animals were often too valuable to be eaten. Indeed, the amount of meat consumed per person may well have gone down with the advent of farming as wild animals became scarce, at least nea…"-Mark Bittman, Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal
28. The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
By: Bee Wilson
4.06
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
An award-winning food writer takes us on a global tour of what the world eats - and shows us how we… read more
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- science
- food
- nonfiction
- health
"But in most places, the new global diet has involved a narrowing down of what people eat. Our world contains around seven thousand edible crops, yet 95 per cent of what we eat comes from just thirty …"-Bee Wilson, The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
"Then I realised the very question I was asking was wrong. The whole point is that in the 1960s, there was no such thing as an average eater across most countries, just lots of specific and wildly div…"-Bee Wilson, The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
"A survey of more than three hundred international policymakers found that 90 per cent of them still believed that personal motivation – aka willpower – was a very strong cause of obesity.6 This is ab…"-Bee Wilson, The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
"It is only now that we can, following Khoury, speak of a Global Standard Eater, because it is only now that humans have come to eat in such startlingly similar ways. Perhaps the biggest change is in …"-Bee Wilson, The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
29. Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being
By: Mary Beth Albright
3.98
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
A lively and evidence-based argument that a whole food diet is essential for good mental health. Fo… read more
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- science
- food
- nonfiction
- health
30. The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System
By: Jacy Reese Anthis
4.06
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
A bold yet realistic vision of how technology and social change are creating a food system in which… read more
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- health
- politics
- philosophy
- food
- nonfiction
- vegan
- science
"The vast majority of people eat animal products not because of how they’re produced, but in spite of it."-Jacy Reese Anthis, The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System
"A big reason for optimism about the end of animal farming is that it doesn't have to be the end of meat."-Jacy Reese Anthis, The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System
"One of the most useful skills advocates can develop is a sincere satisfaction in changing their mind, putting the goal of effectiveness before the goal of having been correct."-Jacy Reese Anthis, The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System
