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Food, Health, Nutrition, & Biology
Stories about how food affects living organisms and the quality of their lives.
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Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth by

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth

6 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails by Camper English

Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails

Camper English

348 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history dark informative medium-paced
A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression by Andrew Coe, Jane Ziegelman

A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression

Andrew Coe, Jane Ziegelman

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative medium-paced
The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss

The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

Timothy Ferriss

672 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink self help informative medium-paced
Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health by JJ Goode, Gregory Gourdet

Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health

JJ Goode, Gregory Gourdet

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

nonfiction informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Brain-Powered Weight Loss: The 11-Step Behavior-Based Plan That Ends Overeating and Leads to Dropping Unwanted Pounds for Good by Eliza Kingsford, Debora Yost

Brain-Powered Weight Loss: The 11-Step Behavior-Based Plan That Ends Overeating and Leads to Dropping Unwanted Pounds for Good

Eliza Kingsford, Debora Yost

7 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

nonfiction health self help informative slow-paced
The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat by Matt Siegel

The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

Matt Siegel

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays food and drink history funny informative fast-paced
The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition

Upton Sinclair

352 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Barbara Kingsolver

383 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum

The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Deborah Blum

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics science challenging informative slow-paced