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The Science of Food
by Marty Jopson • 2017
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
3.78
203
The Science of Food Summary
The Science of Food 95%
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
by Marty Jopson 2017
3.78
203 ratings
How to Dunk a Doughnut
by Len Fisher • 2002
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
3.34
277
How to Dunk a Doughnut Summary
How to Dunk a Doughnut 95%
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
by Len Fisher 2002
3.34
277 ratings
Cooked
by Michael Pollan • 2013
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
4.08
26k+
Cooked Summary
Cooked 93%
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
by Michael Pollan 2013
4.08
26k+ ratings
Eating on the Wild Side
by Jo Robinson • 2013
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
4.19
4k+
Eating on the Wild Side Summary
Eating on the Wild Side 92%
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
by Jo Robinson 2013
4.19
4k+ ratings
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan • 2008
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
4.07
120k+
In Defense of Food Summary
In Defense of Food 92%
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
by Michael Pollan 2008
4.07
120k+ ratings
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
by Kathleen Flinn • 2011
Nine kitchen-phobic novices learn basics from a chef. What changes isn't just their cooking.
4.09
5k+
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School Summary
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School 92%
Nine kitchen-phobic novices learn basics from a chef. What changes isn't just their cooking.
by Kathleen Flinn 2011
4.09
5k+ ratings
The Right Chemistry
by Joe Schwarcz • 2012
Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.
3.84
79
The Right Chemistry Summary
The Right Chemistry 92%
Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.
by Joe Schwarcz 2012
3.84
79 ratings
Real Food
by Nina Planck • 2006
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
4.04
5k+
Real Food Summary
Real Food 92%
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
by Nina Planck 2006
4.04
5k+ ratings
Nutrivore
by Sarah Ballantyne • 2024
You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.
4.08
599
Nutrivore Summary
Nutrivore 92%
You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.
by Sarah Ballantyne 2024
4.08
599 ratings
Food Rules
by Michael Pollan • 2008
Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.
3.99
49k+
Food Rules Summary
Food Rules 92%
Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.
by Michael Pollan 2008
3.99
49k+ ratings
Sous Chef
by Michael Gibney • 2014
From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.
3.64
8k+
Sous Chef Summary
Sous Chef 92%
From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.
by Michael Gibney 2014
3.64
8k+ ratings
Did You Just Eat That?
by Paul Dawson • 2018
Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.
3.29
269
Did You Just Eat That? Summary
Did You Just Eat That? 92%
Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.
by Paul Dawson 2018
3.29
269 ratings
Nutrition Facts
by Rockridge Press • 2015
Stop guessing at the grocery store: the plain-language guide to what your body actually needs.
3.69
102
Nutrition Facts Summary
Nutrition Facts 92%
Stop guessing at the grocery store: the plain-language guide to what your body actually needs.
by Rockridge Press 2015
3.69
102 ratings
Food
by Mark Hyman • 2018
Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.
3.99
7k+
Food Summary
Food 91%
Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.
by Mark Hyman 2018
3.99
7k+ ratings
Keto-Adapted
by Maria Emmerich • 2013
How to train your metabolism to run on fat. The payoff goes beyond weight loss.
4.07
461
Keto-Adapted Summary
Keto-Adapted 91%
How to train your metabolism to run on fat. The payoff goes beyond weight loss.
by Maria Emmerich 2013
4.07
461 ratings
The Dorito Effect
by Mark Schatzker • 2015
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
4.01
9k+
The Dorito Effect Summary
The Dorito Effect 91%
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
by Mark Schatzker 2015
4.01
9k+ ratings
Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet
by Monica Reinagel • 2011
Nutrition rules that actually matter: what belongs on your plate, and what doesn't.
4.09
137
Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet Summary
Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet 91%
Nutrition rules that actually matter: what belongs on your plate, and what doesn't.
by Monica Reinagel 2011
4.09
137 ratings
How to Bake Pi
by Eugenia Cheng • 2015
Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.
3.64
2k+
How to Bake Pi Summary
How to Bake Pi 91%
Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.
by Eugenia Cheng 2015
3.64
2k+ ratings
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
4.3
2k+
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness 91%
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001
4.3
2k+ ratings
Coffee is Good for You
by Robert J. Davis • 2012
Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.
3.31
250
Coffee is Good for You Summary
Coffee is Good for You 91%
Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.
by Robert J. Davis 2012
3.31
250 ratings
Eat to Beat Your Diet
by William W. Li • 2023
Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.
3.99
1k+
Eat to Beat Your Diet Summary
Eat to Beat Your Diet 91%
Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.
by William W. Li 2023
3.99
1k+ ratings
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
by Walter C. Willett • 2001
Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.
4.11
2k+
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy Summary
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy 91%
Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.
by Walter C. Willett 2001
4.11
2k+ ratings
Big Fat Lies
by David Gillespie • 2012
Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.
3.93
275
Big Fat Lies Summary
Big Fat Lies 91%
Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.
by David Gillespie 2012
3.93
275 ratings
100 Million Years of Food
by Stephen Le • 2016
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
3.62
616
100 Million Years of Food Summary
100 Million Years of Food 90%
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
by Stephen Le 2016
3.62
616 ratings
Coffee Nerd
by Ruth Brown • 2014
A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.
3.83
224
Coffee Nerd Summary
Coffee Nerd 90%
A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.
by Ruth Brown 2014
3.83
224 ratings
The Bad Food Bible
by Aaron E. Carroll • 2017
Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.
4.07
1k+
The Bad Food Bible Summary
The Bad Food Bible 90%
Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.
by Aaron E. Carroll 2017
4.07
1k+ ratings
Eating for Beginners
by Melanie Rehak • 2010
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
3.62
285
Eating for Beginners Summary
Eating for Beginners 90%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 ratings
The Big Fat Surprise
by Nina Teicholz • 2014
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
4.28
7k+
The Big Fat Surprise Summary
The Big Fat Surprise 90%
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
by Nina Teicholz 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
Food Rules
by Catherine Shanahan • 2010
What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.
4.18
422
Food Rules Summary
Food Rules 90%
What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.
by Catherine Shanahan 2010
4.18
422 ratings
Cooking for Kings
by Ian Kelly • 2003
Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.
3.75
291
Cooking for Kings Summary
Cooking for Kings 90%
Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.
by Ian Kelly 2003
3.75
291 ratings
The New Wine Rules
by Jon Bonne • 2017
Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.
3.86
1k+
The New Wine Rules Summary
The New Wine Rules 90%
Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.
by Jon Bonne 2017
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil
by Ashley Rainford • 2013
Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.
3.63
8
The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil Summary
The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil 90%
Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.
by Ashley Rainford 2013
3.63
8 ratings
Good Calories, Bad Calories
by Gary Taubes • 2004
Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.
4.17
10k+
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories 90%
Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.
by Gary Taubes 2004
4.17
10k+ ratings
Metabolical
by Robert H. Lustig • 2021
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
4.25
7k+
Metabolical Summary
Metabolical 90%
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021
4.25
7k+ ratings
Salt Sugar Fat
by Michael Moss • 2013
The food industry knows the precise amounts of sugar, salt, and fat your brain cannot resist.
4.02
33k+
Salt Sugar Fat Summary
Salt Sugar Fat 90%
The food industry knows the precise amounts of sugar, salt, and fat your brain cannot resist.
by Michael Moss 2013
4.02
33k+ ratings
French Women Don't Get Fat
by Mireille Guiliano • 2004
The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.
3.56
20k+
French Women Don't Get Fat Summary
French Women Don't Get Fat 90%
The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.
by Mireille Guiliano 2004
3.56
20k+ ratings
12 Steps to Raw Foods
by Victoria Boutenko • 2000
Cooked food addiction is real. A twelve-step raw food transition that begins with your blender.
3.88
720
12 Steps to Raw Foods Summary
12 Steps to Raw Foods 90%
Cooked food addiction is real. A twelve-step raw food transition that begins with your blender.
by Victoria Boutenko 2000
3.88
720 ratings
The Energy Plan
by James Collins • 2019
Elite athletes fuel differently each day. A system for adjusting food to your actual daily demands.
4.08
262
The Energy Plan Summary
The Energy Plan 90%
Elite athletes fuel differently each day. A system for adjusting food to your actual daily demands.
by James Collins 2019
4.08
262 ratings
The Third Plate
by Dan Barber • 2014
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
4.28
7k+
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate 90%
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
by Dan Barber 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
Feeding You Lies
by Vani Hari • 2019
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
4.15
1k+
Feeding You Lies Summary
Feeding You Lies 90%
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
by Vani Hari 2019
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Calorie Myth
by Jonathan Bailor • 2013
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
3.85
2k+
The Calorie Myth Summary
The Calorie Myth 90%
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
by Jonathan Bailor 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Ketogenic Diet
by Kristen Mancinelli • 2014
Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.
3.83
160
The Ketogenic Diet Summary
The Ketogenic Diet 90%
Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.
by Kristen Mancinelli 2014
3.83
160 ratings
The Diet Myth
by Tim Spector • 2015
Your diet fails not because of calories, but because your gut microbes aren't on your side.
4.23
5k+
The Diet Myth Summary
The Diet Myth 90%
Your diet fails not because of calories, but because your gut microbes aren't on your side.
by Tim Spector 2015
4.23
5k+ ratings
The New Optimum Nutrition Bible
by Patrick Holford • 1998
Not just avoiding sickness but reaching peak mental and physical function: the nutrition manual.
4.19
340
The New Optimum Nutrition Bible Summary
The New Optimum Nutrition Bible 90%
Not just avoiding sickness but reaching peak mental and physical function: the nutrition manual.
by Patrick Holford 1998
4.19
340 ratings
Eat to Live
by Joel Fuhrman MD • 2003
How to lose weight by crowding your plate with greens and beans, not by eating less.
4.13
16k+
Eat to Live Summary
Eat to Live 90%
How to lose weight by crowding your plate with greens and beans, not by eating less.
by Joel Fuhrman MD 2003
4.13
16k+ ratings
Fit for Life
by Harvey Diamond • 2003
Eat fruit alone, honor your body's clock, and lose weight without fighting your digestion.
3.87
168
Fit for Life Summary
Fit for Life 90%
Eat fruit alone, honor your body's clock, and lose weight without fighting your digestion.
by Harvey Diamond 2003
3.87
168 ratings
Eat Smarter
by Shawn Stevenson • 2020
Your gut bacteria decide how many calories you absorb. Feed them better, change the equation.
4.25
2k+
Eat Smarter Summary
Eat Smarter 90%
Your gut bacteria decide how many calories you absorb. Feed them better, change the equation.
by Shawn Stevenson 2020
4.25
2k+ ratings
Eat Fat, Get Thin
by Mark Hyman • 2016
Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.
3.91
3k+
Eat Fat, Get Thin Summary
Eat Fat, Get Thin 90%
Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.
by Mark Hyman 2016
3.91
3k+ ratings
Clean Meat
by Paul Shapiro • 2018
Meat can now be grown from cells, no animal required. The final hurdle is cost.
4.04
923
Clean Meat Summary
Clean Meat 90%
Meat can now be grown from cells, no animal required. The final hurdle is cost.
by Paul Shapiro 2018
4.04
923 ratings
Protein Power
by Michael R. Eades • 1996
Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.
3.89
1k+
Protein Power Summary
Protein Power 90%
Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.
by Michael R. Eades 1996
3.89
1k+ ratings
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