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Global Food Issues

  • NONFICTION

    FAST FOOD NATION

    JAN. 17, 2001

CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

FAST FOOD NATION

by Eric Schlosser

An exemplary blend of polemic and journalism, guaranteed to put you off your lunch. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA

    APRIL 11, 2006

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THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA

by Michael Pollan

Revelations about how the way we eat affects the world we live in, presented with wit and elegance. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    DON’T EAT THIS BOOK

    MAY 19, 2005

  • NONFICTION

    FOOD, INC.

    JUNE 10, 2003

  • NONFICTION

    THE END OF FOOD

    JUNE 4, 2008

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THE END OF FOOD

by Paul Roberts

A revealing, deeply dismaying overview of how the world’s food is produced and marketed. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE FACE ON YOUR PLATE

    MARCH 1, 2009

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THE FACE ON YOUR PLATE

by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Eat your way to Eden or Armageddon, Masson writes convincingly, but bystander status no longer applies. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    EATING ANIMALS

    NOV. 2, 2009

NONFICTION

EATING ANIMALS

by Jonathan Safran Foer

A blend of solid—and discomforting—reportage with fierce advocacy that will make committed carnivores squeal. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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