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All You Can Eat
by Joel Berg • 2008
America has the food to feed everyone. Why 35 million still go hungry.
3.88
137
All You Can Eat Summary
All You Can Eat 90%
America has the food to feed everyone. Why 35 million still go hungry.
by Joel Berg 2008
3.88
137 ratings
Eating Tomorrow
by Timothy A. Wise • 2019
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
3.78
78
Eating Tomorrow Summary
Eating Tomorrow 89%
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
by Timothy A. Wise 2019
3.78
78 ratings
How to Feed the World
by Vaclav Smil • 2024
Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.
3.57
978
How to Feed the World Summary
How to Feed the World 89%
Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.
by Vaclav Smil 2024
3.57
978 ratings
Ravenous
by Henry Dimbleby • 2023
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
4.35
2k+
Ravenous Summary
Ravenous 89%
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
by Henry Dimbleby 2023
4.35
2k+ ratings
On Hunger
by Dana Simmons • 2025
Hunger was manufactured. A tool of control from the reservation to the prison to Ozempic.
3.88
8
On Hunger Summary
On Hunger 89%
Hunger was manufactured. A tool of control from the reservation to the prison to Ozempic.
by Dana Simmons 2025
3.88
8 ratings
Food Politics
by Robert Paarlberg • 2010
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
3.49
340
Food Politics Summary
Food Politics 89%
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
by Robert Paarlberg 2010
3.49
340 ratings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Richie Chevat • 2015
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
4.03
4k+
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 89%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ ratings
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
by Mark Bittman • 2021
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
3.90
4k+
Animal, Vegetable, Junk Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Junk 88%
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
by Mark Bittman 2021
3.90
4k+ ratings
Earth Democracy
by Vandana Shiva • 2005
The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.
3.97
749
Earth Democracy Summary
Earth Democracy 88%
The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.
by Vandana Shiva 2005
3.97
749 ratings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan • 2006
Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.
4.19
211k+
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 88%
Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.
by Michael Pollan 2006
4.19
211k+ ratings
Food Matters
by Mark Bittman • 2008
Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.
3.97
11k+
Food Matters Summary
Food Matters 88%
Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.
by Mark Bittman 2008
3.97
11k+ ratings
A Guardian and a Thief
by Megha Majumdar • 2025
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
3.77
31k+
A Guardian and a Thief Summary
A Guardian and a Thief 88%
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
by Megha Majumdar 2025
3.77
31k+ ratings
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 88%
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015
3.96
436 ratings
Food Fix
by Mark Hyman • 2020
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
4.07
3k+
Food Fix Summary
Food Fix 88%
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
by Mark Hyman 2020
4.07
3k+ ratings
40 Chances
by Howard G. Buffett • 2013
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
3.83
843
40 Chances Summary
40 Chances 88%
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
by Howard G. Buffett 2013
3.83
843 ratings
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser • 2001
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
3.75
207k+
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation 88%
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
by Eric Schlosser 2001
3.75
207k+ ratings
Meat
by Bruce Friedrich • 2025
Nine calories of grain yield one of chicken. The technology that can break that math.
4.38
97
Meat Summary
Meat 88%
Nine calories of grain yield one of chicken. The technology that can break that math.
by Bruce Friedrich 2025
4.38
97 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 88%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 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 88%
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021
4.25
7k+ 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 88%
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
by Stephen Le 2016
3.62
616 ratings
Last Harvest
by Dan Saladino • 2021
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
4.31
3k+
Last Harvest Summary
Last Harvest 87%
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
by Dan Saladino 2021
4.31
3k+ ratings
Grocery
by Michael Ruhlman • 2017
A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.
3.78
4k+
Grocery Summary
Grocery 87%
A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.
by Michael Ruhlman 2017
3.78
4k+ ratings
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
3.69
17k+
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather 87%
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019
3.69
17k+ ratings
Tomatoland
by Barry Estabrook • 2011
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
3.96
5k+
Tomatoland Summary
Tomatoland 87%
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
by Barry Estabrook 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
Diet for a New America
by John Robbins • 1987
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
4.19
4k+
Diet for a New America Summary
Diet for a New America 87%
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
by John Robbins 1987
4.19
4k+ ratings
Soil Not Oil
by Vandana Shiva • 2008
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
4.08
535
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil 87%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 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 87%
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
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 87%
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
by Jo Robinson 2013
4.19
4k+ ratings
Meat Planet
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft • 2019
Cultured meat promised to end slaughter and save the planet. The real problem was the dream.
3.34
73
Meat Planet Summary
Meat Planet 87%
Cultured meat promised to end slaughter and save the planet. The real problem was the dream.
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft 2019
3.34
73 ratings
Ultra-processed People
by Chris van Tulleken • 2023
60% of what we eat is engineered to override satiety. Sugar and exercise were a distraction.
4.38
47k+
Ultra-processed People Summary
Ultra-processed People 87%
60% of what we eat is engineered to override satiety. Sugar and exercise were a distraction.
by Chris van Tulleken 2023
4.38
47k+ ratings
Should We Eat Meat?
by Vaclav Smil • 2013
Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.
3.52
644
Should We Eat Meat? Summary
Should We Eat Meat? 87%
Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.52
644 ratings
Brazil Is the New America
by James Dale Davidson • 2012
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
3.17
36
Brazil Is the New America Summary
Brazil Is the New America 87%
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
by James Dale Davidson 2012
3.17
36 ratings
Hooked
by Michael Moss • 2021
Your brain rewards sugar faster than nicotine. Food companies design products around that fact.
3.80
5k+
Hooked Summary
Hooked 87%
Your brain rewards sugar faster than nicotine. Food companies design products around that fact.
by Michael Moss 2021
3.80
5k+ ratings
The Secret Life of Groceries
by Benjamin Lorr • 2020
Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.
3.94
15k+
The Secret Life of Groceries Summary
The Secret Life of Groceries 87%
Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.
by Benjamin Lorr 2020
3.94
15k+ ratings
Folks, This Ain't Normal
by Joel Salatin • 2011
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
4.21
5k+
Folks, This Ain't Normal Summary
Folks, This Ain't Normal 87%
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
by Joel Salatin 2011
4.21
5k+ ratings
The Great Plant-Based Con
by Jayne Buxton • 2022
The data against meat is mostly weak associations. The fortune behind the plant-based push is not.
3.52
343
The Great Plant-Based Con Summary
The Great Plant-Based Con 87%
The data against meat is mostly weak associations. The fortune behind the plant-based push is not.
by Jayne Buxton 2022
3.52
343 ratings
The Lost Super Foods
by Claude Davis • 2021
Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.
4.27
107
The Lost Super Foods Summary
The Lost Super Foods 87%
Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.
by Claude Davis 2021
4.27
107 ratings
Moveable Feasts
by Sarah Murray • 2007
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
3.55
205
Moveable Feasts Summary
Moveable Feasts 87%
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
by Sarah Murray 2007
3.55
205 ratings
What to Eat Now
by Marion Nestle • 2025
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
4.04
292
What to Eat Now Summary
What to Eat Now 87%
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
by Marion Nestle 2025
4.04
292 ratings
I Quit Sugar for Life
by Sarah Wilson • 2014
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
3.87
588
I Quit Sugar for Life Summary
I Quit Sugar for Life 87%
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
by Sarah Wilson 2014
3.87
588 ratings
The Noodle Narratives
by Frederick K. Errington • 2013
Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.
3.43
79
The Noodle Narratives Summary
The Noodle Narratives 87%
Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.
by Frederick K. Errington 2013
3.43
79 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 87%
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 Food Revolution
by John Robbins • 2001
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
4.28
4k+
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution 87%
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
by John Robbins 2001
4.28
4k+ 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 87%
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
by Mark Schatzker 2015
4.01
9k+ ratings
Automatic Noodle
by Annalee Newitz • 2025
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
3.69
27k+
Automatic Noodle Summary
Automatic Noodle 87%
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
by Annalee Newitz 2025
3.69
27k+ ratings
Project Animal Farm
by Sonia Faruqi • 2015
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
4.21
405
Project Animal Farm Summary
Project Animal Farm 87%
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
by Sonia Faruqi 2015
4.21
405 ratings
Tell Me How You Eat
by Amber Husain • 2026
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
3.34
112
Tell Me How You Eat Summary
Tell Me How You Eat 87%
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
by Amber Husain 2026
3.34
112 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 87%
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
by Michael Pollan 2008
4.07
120k+ ratings
Food Intelligence
by Julia Belluz • 2025
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
3.86
906
Food Intelligence Summary
Food Intelligence 87%
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
by Julia Belluz 2025
3.86
906 ratings
Just in Case
by Kathy Harrison • 2008
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
3.85
494
Just in Case Summary
Just in Case 87%
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
by Kathy Harrison 2008
3.85
494 ratings
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