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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 92%
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
by Mark Bittman 2021
3.90
4k+ 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 92%
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
by Robert Paarlberg 2010
3.49
340 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 92%
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 92%
Why twenty crops feed humanity, photosynthesis wastes most energy, and incremental fixes beat hype.
by Vaclav Smil 2024
3.57
978 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 92%
Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.
by Michael Pollan 2006
4.19
211k+ 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 92%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ 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 91%
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
by Henry Dimbleby 2023
4.35
2k+ 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 91%
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
by Mark Hyman 2020
4.07
3k+ 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 91%
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
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 91%
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
by Sarah Murray 2007
3.55
205 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 91%
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
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 91%
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
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 91%
Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.
by Frederick K. Errington 2013
3.43
79 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 91%
The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.
by Vandana Shiva 2005
3.97
749 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? 91%
Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.52
644 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 91%
Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.
by Mark Bittman 2008
3.97
11k+ 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 91%
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
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 91%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 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 91%
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
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 90%
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
How We Eat
by Paco Underhill • 2022
Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.
3.50
459
How We Eat Summary
How We Eat 90%
Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.
by Paco Underhill 2022
3.50
459 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
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 90%
Nine calories of grain yield one of chicken. The technology that can break that math.
by Bruce Friedrich 2025
4.38
97 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 90%
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
by Marion Nestle 2025
4.04
292 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 90%
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
by Jo Robinson 2013
4.19
4k+ ratings
Designing Regenerative Food Systems
by Marina O'Connell • 2022
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
3.75
4
Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary
Designing Regenerative Food Systems 90%
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
by Marina O'Connell 2022
3.75
4 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 90%
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
by Julia Belluz 2025
3.86
906 ratings
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money
by Woody Tasch • 2008
Fast money erodes soil and community. The argument for investing at the speed of compost.
3.57
198
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money Summary
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money 90%
Fast money erodes soil and community. The argument for investing at the speed of compost.
by Woody Tasch 2008
3.57
198 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 90%
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
by Eric Schlosser 2001
3.75
207k+ 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 90%
A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.
by Michael Ruhlman 2017
3.78
4k+ 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
Cooked
by Michael Pollan • 2013
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
4.08
26k+
Cooked Summary
Cooked 90%
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
by Michael Pollan 2013
4.08
26k+ ratings
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage • 2005
Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.
3.81
34k+
A History of the World in 6 Glasses Summary
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 90%
Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.
by Tom Standage 2005
3.81
34k+ 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 90%
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
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
3.94
14k+
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works 90%
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022
3.94
14k+ ratings
Wild Chocolate
by Rowan Jacobsen • 2024
Two-thirds of chocolate comes from a monoculture disaster. The antidote grows wild in the Amazon.
4.12
557
Wild Chocolate Summary
Wild Chocolate 90%
Two-thirds of chocolate comes from a monoculture disaster. The antidote grows wild in the Amazon.
by Rowan Jacobsen 2024
4.12
557 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 89%
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
by Barry Estabrook 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
Grass, Soil, Hope
by Courtney White • 2014
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
4.04
168
Grass, Soil, Hope Summary
Grass, Soil, Hope 89%
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
by Courtney White 2014
4.04
168 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 89%
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021
4.25
7k+ ratings
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
by Joel Salatin • 2010
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
4.26
462
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer Summary
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer 89%
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
by Joel Salatin 2010
4.26
462 ratings
What Your Food Ate
by David R. Montgomery • 2022
A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.
4.29
696
What Your Food Ate Summary
What Your Food Ate 89%
A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.
by David R. Montgomery 2022
4.29
696 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
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal
by Joel Salatin • 2007
Government says raw milk and teenage farmhands are crimes. One sustainable farmer's legal war.
4.20
2k+
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal Summary
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal 89%
Government says raw milk and teenage farmhands are crimes. One sustainable farmer's legal war.
by Joel Salatin 2007
4.20
2k+ 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 89%
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
by John Robbins 2001
4.28
4k+ 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 89%
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
by John Robbins 1987
4.19
4k+ 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 89%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 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 89%
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
by Stephen Le 2016
3.62
616 ratings
The End of Animal Farming
by Jacy Reese Anthis • 2018
Ending factory farming depends less on your diet than on what happens in labs and boardrooms.
4.07
529
The End of Animal Farming Summary
The End of Animal Farming 89%
Ending factory farming depends less on your diet than on what happens in labs and boardrooms.
by Jacy Reese Anthis 2018
4.07
529 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 89%
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
by Vani Hari 2019
4.15
1k+ ratings
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