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  • Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat

    Food Choice in an Age of Abundance

    de Michelle Mart ...
    Series series NEXUS: New Histories of Science, Technology, the Environment, Agriculture, and Medicine
    How six groundbreaking women redefined American food—what we eat, how we eat it, and why it matters.From wartime nutrition science to modern food activism, Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat examines the pivotal roles six women played in rewriting the rules of American cuisine. Michelle Mart offers a rich and accessible narrative that connects dietary trends, food marketing, and public health ... Leer más

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  • Pesticides, A Love Story

    America's Enduring Embrace of Dangerous Chemicals

    de Michelle Mart ...
    Series series CultureAmerica
    “Presto! No More Pests!” proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, “miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer.” Easy to use, effective, and safe: who wouldn’t love synthetic pesticides? Apparently most Americans did—and apparently still do. Why—in the face of dire warnings, rising expense, and declining effectiveness—do we cling to our chemicals? Michelle Mart wondered ... Leer más

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    Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat

    Food Choice in an Age of Abundance

    de Michelle Mart ...
    Narrado por Kitty Hendrix ...

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    13 hora 11 minutos

    How six groundbreaking women redefined American food―what we eat, how we eat it, and why it matters.From wartime nutrition science to modern food activism, Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat examines the pivotal roles six women played in rewriting the rules of American cuisine. Michelle Mart offers a rich and accessible narrative that connects dietary trends, food marketing, and public health ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

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    Why Our Food Choices Matter

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  • The Story of Stuff

    How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change

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    A classic exposé in company with An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, The Story of Stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring the threat of overconsumption on the environment, economy, and our health. Leonard examines the “stuff” we use everyday, offering a galvanizing critique and steps for a changed planet.The Story of Stuff was received with widespread enthusiasm in hardcover, by ... Leer más

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  • The Vegetarian Myth

    Food, Justice, and Sustainability

    de Lierre Keith ...
    Series series Flashpoint Press
    We’ve been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan. But in The Vegetarian Myth, she argues that we’ve been led astray--not by our longings for a just and sustainable world, but by our ignorance.The truth is that agriculture is a relentless assault against the planet, ... Leer más

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  • The Secret History of Home Economics

    How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live

    **"Deeply researched and crisply written." —Margaret Talbot,?The New YorkerThe surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics.**The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded ... Leer más

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  • Pure and Modern Milk

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  • The Food Revolution, 10th Anniversary Edition

    How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, 25th Anniversary Edition (Deep Nutrition Book, Diet for a New America)

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    The Saving Power of the Plant-Based DietA revolution in food-politics. When John Robbins released an early version of this book in 1987, he took the first steps in launching the food revolution. His viewpoint and insight on the harms of America’s eating habits was a wake-up call for many. By bringing to our attention fundamental issues in our eating habits, such as our dependence on animal ... Leer más

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  • Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide

    How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It

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  • Pandora's Lunchbox

    How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal

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