America’s Food: What You Don’t Know About What You Eat

Did you know Americans eat their own weight in food additives each year? That a third of our grown fruits and vegetables are discarded for “aesthetic” reasons? This book will open your eyes as it critically explores the entire American food system. It reveals what’s happening with our basic food crops, as well as soil, organics, genetic modification, food processing and diet. With suggestions for how we can change things by making the right choices, this is the perfect book for friends concerned with healthy eating, animal rights and/or the environment.

• America’s Food: What You Don’t Know
  About What You Eat
  By Harvey Blatt
  $29.95 (List Price)

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Bottomfeeder: How To Eat Ethically In A World Of Vanishing Seafood

Just when we’ve learned that omega-3-rich seafood is one of the healthiest food choices we can make, the news seems to be full of stories on mercury-laden tuna, antibiotics-contaminated shrimp and endangered, pirate-caught fish stocks. Bottomfeeder examines how out of control pollution, unregulated fishing practices and climate change affect what ends up on our plate. The author provides us with a guide to selecting seafood based on what fish are best for our environment, our seas and our bodies. A must-read for any seafood enthusiast. (Note: For a freebie on sustainable seafood, see Seafood Watch.)

• Bottomfeeder: How To Eat Ethically In A
  World Of Vanishing Seafood
  By Taras Grescoe
  $24.99 (List Price)

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Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages

Part cookbook—with more than 120 enticing recipes—part culinary history, part inquiry into the evolution of an industry, Milk is a book that will forever change the way we think about dairy products. The author explores yogurt and kindred fermented products made primarily from sheep’s and goats’ milk, which soured as a natural consequence of climate, then journeys through lands that traditionally only consumed milk fresh from the cow. This illuminating book will be a favorite with anyone who loves dairy or is interested in food histories. If you like to drink your milk (or eat your cheese), you’ll enjoy the scholarship here.

• Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk
  Through the Ages
  By Anne Mendelson
  $29.95 (List Price)

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Sustainable Sushi: A Guide To Saving The Oceans One Bite At A Time

This pocket-size guide profiles 39 of the most common types of fish and shellfish found at the sushi counter, offering information on where and how it’s caught, whether or not it’s safe to eat and how the fish is related to current environmental crises. With color photos, illustrations and a color-coded warning system to help you easily choose sustainable options, this book is a must-read for all sushi enthusiasts. Do your part to help the environment by gifting sushi-loving friends with this informative book.

• Sustainable Sushi: A Guide To Saving
  The Oceans One Bite At A Time
  By Casson Trenor
  $15.95 (List Price)

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