 | Why We Eat What We Eat: How Columbus Changed the Way the World Eats by Raymond Sokolov
Buy new: $16.15 / Used from: $2.78 My favorite history of food
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 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $6.81 Not always the fastest read but worth the trouble; loved the final chapter, "The Perfect Meal"
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 | Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity by Gary Paul Nabhan
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $6.60 I never thought about the evolutionary history of food until this book
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 | Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss---and the Myths and Realities of Dieting by Gina Kolata
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.76 Hands down, the most sensible book I've ever read about why losing weight is a losing battle
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 | Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
Buy new: $8.64 / Used from: $4.75 Ah, the psychology of eating (and overeating)
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 | The Taste of Sweet: Our Complicated Love Affair with Our Favorite Treats by Joanne Chen
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $3.45 Could have used some editing, but a fascinating look at my favorite food group
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 | Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuchsia Dunlop
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.88 Not only a mouth-watering account of the essence of Sichuan cuisine but a thoughtful reflection on cultural differences in the understanding and appreciation of food
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