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Food and You - Everything a Woman Needs To Know About Loving Food - For Better Health, for a Beautiful Body and for Emotional Satisfaction

by Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books

edited by Sharon Faelten

Rodale Press, 1996

460 pages

like new condition

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The Recipe Club - A Tale of Food & Friendship

by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel

Harper Collins, 2009

First Harpers Edition stated

hardcover, 364 pages

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Behind The Kitchen Door

by Saru Jayaraman

hardcover, good condition

some highlighting

Cornell University Press, 2013

191 pages

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Food - A Culinary History

by Jean-Louis Flandrin and Massimo Montanari

Albert Sonnenfeld (translator)

Penguin Books, 2000

good condition

592 pages

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6001 Food Facts and Chef’s Secrets

by Dr. Myles H. Bader

Northstar Publishing Company, 1995

very good condition

494 pages

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Margaret Powell’s Cookery Book - 500 Upstairs Recipes from Everyone’s Favorite Downstairs Kitchen Maid and Cook From the Author of Below Stairs - a Memoir that Inspired Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey

by Margaret Powell with Leigh Crutchley

St. Martin’s Press, first U.S. edition, 2012

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Below Stairs - The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid

by Margaret Powell and Leigh Crutchley

Pan Books, 1970

softcover, 210 pages

no marks or highlighting

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Lost and Found - Unexpected Revelations

About Food and Money

by Geneen Roth

Viking, 2011

NEW BOOK!!!

hardcover, 207 pages

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Foodways - Volume 7 - The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture

first encyclopedia of the food culture of the American South - sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture

edited by John T. Edge

University of North Carolina Press, 2007

softcover, like new condition - 310 pages

$ 12.95 plus media mail shipping

The End of Overeating - Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

by David A. Kessler, M.D.

Rodale, 2009

NEW BOOK!!!

320 pages

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The Complete Caterer - A Practical Guide to the Craft and

Business of Catering

by Elizabeth Lawrence

hardcover - 298 pages

Doubleday, 1988

former library book

fairly good condition

mylar protective covering over dustjacket

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The Zen of Eating - Ancient Answers to Modern

Weight Problems

by Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D.

Perigee Book, First Edition stated, 1988

softcover - 191 pages

good condition

cover shows minimal wear

no notes or highlighting

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Successful Catering

by Bernard R. Splaver

CBI Publishing Company, 1975

vintage hardcover, 354 pages

good condition

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The Curious Cook

More Kitchen Science and Lore

by Harold McGee

Wiley Publishing, 1990

softcover, like new condition

341 pages

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Reclaiming Our Food - How the Grassroots Food Movement Is Changing the Way We Eat

by Tanya Denckla Cobb

photo essays by Jason Houston

Storey Publishing, 2011

new book, 320 pages

$17.95 plus media mail shipping

The United States of Arugula - The Sun-Dried, Cold-Pressed, Dark-Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution

by David Kamp

Broadway Books, 2006

softcover - like new condition

clean, crisp, intact pages

gift inscription on title page

393  pages

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Nutritional Sciences: From Fundamentals to Food

by Michelle McGuire and Kathy A. Beerman

Cengage Learning, 2013

softcover, like new condition

647 pages plus appendixes, indexes, and study guides

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Harvest for Hope - A Guide to Mindful Eating

by Jane Goodall

with Gary McAvoy and Gail Hudson

Warner Wellness, First Trade Edition, 2006

softcover, 297 pages

foxing (age-related spots) on some of pages

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Nutrition: An Applied Approach

by Janice Thompson and Melinda Manore

Pearson Education published at Benjamin Cummings, 2005

softcover, 816 pages

with CD

like new condition

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Seeds of Change - The Living Treasure

The Passionate Story of the Growing Movement to restore Biodiversity and Revolutionize the Way We Think About Food

by Kenny Ausubel

Harper San Francisco, First Paperback Edition, 1994

softcover,  232 pages

former library book with usual library markings

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The Epicure’s Companion

edited by Ann Seranne and John Tebbel

illustrations by Reese Brandt

David McKay Company, Inc.

Van Rees Press, 1962

First Edition

vintage hardcover, 484 pages

good condition - no dustjacket

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Foundations of Food Preparation - Fifth Edition

by Jeanne Himich Freeland-Graves and Gladys C. Peckham

Macmillan Publishing Company, 1979

hardcover,  674 pages

very good condition

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Food - An Authoritative and visual history and dictionary of the foods of the world

by Waverly Root

Simon & Schuster, 1980

vintage hardcover, 602 pages

interior pages - like new condition

$17.95 plus media mail shipping

In Defense of Food - An Eater’s Manifesto

Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants

by Michael Pollan

Penguin Books, 2008

softcover - good condition

244 pages   

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Gourmet Vegetarian Cuisine

Friendly Foods

by Brother Ron Pickarski, O.F.M.

ten Speed Press, 1991

softcover, 278 pages

very good condition

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Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks

5000 ingenious kitchen hints, secrets, shortcuts, and solutions

by David Joachim

Rodale, 2001

Penguin Books, 2008

softcover - good condition

610 pages   

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Kitchen Collectibles - The Essential Buyer’s Guide

by Diane Williamson Stoneback

Wallace Homestead Book Company, 1994

softcover - excellent condition

241 pages   

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The Oldways Table

Essays & Recipes From the Culinary Think Tank

by K. Dun Gifford & Sara Baer-Sinnott

with contributions from around the food world

gift inscription signed by the author on front endpage

Ten Speed Press, 2007

hardcover - excellent condition

272 pages   

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How We Eat - Appetite, Culture, and Psychology of Food

by Leon Rappoport

ECW Press, 2003

softcover - excellent like new condition

224 pages   

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Food to the Table - The Reunion of Food and Family

by Art Smith

Hyperion, 2001, First Edition

hardcover - excellent condition

288 pages   

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Cooking for the Common Good

The Birth of a Natural Foods Soup Kitchen

by Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison

North Atlantic Books, 2010

softcover - 190 pages

cover has crease as shown in photo

first few pages are lightly creased

pages are unmarked

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Food Mood - The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best

How the Nutrients in Food Improve Memory, Energy Levels, Sleep Patterns, Weight Management, and Attitude

by Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.

Henry Holt & Company, 1996

First Owl Book Edition

softcover - 460 pages

like new condition

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What to Eat

by Marion Nestle

North Point Press

First Paperback Edition, 2007

softcover - 611 pages

like new condition

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Reminisce Around the Table

Fond Memories of Food, Family and Friends

edited by Catherine Cassidy

Reminisce Books, 2011

hardcover - 208 pages

like new condition

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Fast Food Nation - The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

by Eric Schlosser

Harper Perennial, 2002

softcover, 383 pages

additional 16 insight pages

excellent condition

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The Art of Eating - 50th Anniversary Edition

by M.F.K. Fisher

Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2004

softcover - 750 pages

very good condition

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Down Home Healthy - Family Recipes of Black American Chefs

by Leah Chase and Johnny Rivers

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute, 1994

spiralbound softcover, 44 pages

good condition

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

edited by Karl Weber

A Participant Guide Media

BBS Public Affairs, 2009

First Edition

softcover - 323 pages

like new condition

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Food - The Struggle to Sustain the Human Community

by Jake Goldberg

Franklin Watts, 1999

hardcover - 208 pages

interior pages - like new condition

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The Food Report Card - 12,000 Favorite Foods

Including Brand-Name Products - Graded A,B,C, or D for Nutritional Value

by Thomas Yannios, M.D.

Macmillan, 1998

softcover - 482 pages

like new condition

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Food Rules - An Eater’s Manual

by Michael Pollan

Penguin Books, 2009

softcover - 140 pages

like new condition

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At Grandmother’s Table - Women Write About Food, Life, and the Enduring Bond Between Grandmothers and Granddaughters

edited by Ellen Perry Berkeley

drawings by Simi Berman

Fairview Press, 2001

softcover - 298 pages

very good condition

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Cooks’ Tools

The Complete Manual of Kitchen Implements

and How to Use Them

by Susan Campbell

Bantam Books, 1980

softcover - 288 pages

some pages are lightly stained

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The Warmest Room in the House

How The Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American Home

by Steven Gdula

Bloomsbury, 2008

First Edition stated

hardcover - 239 pages

new book

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The Good Cook’s Companion

by Audrey Senturia & Ruth Ann Rubin

A culinary dictionary of useful definitions, facts, equivalents, and information.

Yankee Inc., 1981

First Edition

plastic comb softcover, 80 pages

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Will Write for Food - the complete guide to writing cookbooks, blogs, memoir, recipes,

and more

by Dianne Jacob

Perseus Books Group, 2015

softcover, 353 pages

very good condition

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Comfort Me With Apples - More Adventures

at the Table

by Ruth Reichl

Random House,

softcover, 308 pages

very good condition

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Pot on the Fire

Further Exploits of a Renegade Cook

by John Thorne

North Point Press, 2000

hardcover, 390 pages

like new condition

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Everything You Pretend to Know About Food

And Are Afraid Someone Will Ask

by Nancy Rommelmann

Penguin Books, 274 pages

softcover

back cover has a small tear that has been taped

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Yes, Chef - A Memoir

by Marcus Samuelsson with Veronica Chambers

Random House, 2013

softcover, 321 pages

like new condition

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Food - A Love Story

by Jim Gaffigan

signed copy

hardcover, 341 pages

Crown Archetype, 2014

like new condition

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Feast Here Awhile - Adventures in American Eating

by Jo Brans

Ticknor & Fields, 1993

hardcover, 228 pages

very good condition

$4.50 plus media mail shipping

Chew On This

by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

softcover, 318 pages

front cover has stains and a crease as shown in photo

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A Cook’s Tour

Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

by Anthony Bourdain

Harper Collins Publishers, 2002

softcover, 277 pages

cover shows wear

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Bowes & Church’s Food Values of Portions Commonly Used - 17th Edition

by Jean A. T. Pennington

Lippincott, 1998

plastic comb softcover, 481  pages

good condition

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Kitchen Confidential - Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

by Anthony Bourdain

Ecco Press, 2000

softcover, 303 pages

good condition

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The Omnivore’s Dilemma - The Secrets Beyond What You Eat

Young Reader’s Edition

Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009

by Michael Pollan

softcover, 344 pages

good condition

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Food - The Yearbook of Agriculture - 1959

The United States Department of Agriculture

vintage hardcover, 736 pages

very good condition

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The Joy of Eating - A Simply Delicious Cookbook

by Renny Darling

20th Printing

vintage softcover,  224 pages

published by the Recipes of the Month Club, 1976

good condition

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My Last Supper - The Next Course: 50 More Great Chefs and Their Final Meals: Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes

by Melanie Dunea

Introduction by Marco Pierre White

Rodale, 2011

oversized hardcover, 208 pages

beautiful photographs

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My Last Supper - The Next Course: 50 More Great Chefs and Their Final Meals: Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes

by Melanie Dunea

Introduction by Marco Pierre White

Rodale, 2011

oversized hardcover, 208 pages

beautiful photographs

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Great Kitchens

Design Ideas from America’s Top Chefs

by Ellen Whitaker, Colleen Mahoney, Wendy A. Jordan

The Taunton Press, 2001

softcover,  232 pages

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National Geographic - March 2016

“Too Good To Waste- How Ugly Food Cn Help Feed the Planet”

magazine, excellent condition, 132 pages

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Cooking with Conscience - a book for people

concerned about world hunger

52 simple, healthful meals based on vegetable

protein, milk and eggs

by Alice Benjamin and Harriet Corrigan

drawings by Ann Gibb

A Vineyard Book

The Seabury Press, 1982

vintage softcover, 96 pages

good condition - pages are unmarked and intact

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Food Not Lawns - How to Turn Your Yard into a

Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community

by H.C. Flores

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2006

Foreword by Toby Hemenway

former library book

cover shows light wear

softcover,  334 pages

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To Buy or Not To Buy Organic

What You Need to Know To Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food

by Cindy Burke

Marlowe & Company, 2007

softcover , excellent condition, 221 pages

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The Transcendental Boiled Dinner

by John J. Pullen

J.B. Lippincott Company, 1972

vintage hardcover, good condition, 92 pages

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The Oxford Companion To Food

by Alan Davidson

Oxford University Press, 1999

oversized hardcover - good condition

former library book with mylar covering

title page has a wrinkle

other pages - very good condition

892  pages   

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What Food Is This?

by Rosmarie Hausherr

Scholastic, 1994

hardcover - 40 pages

very good condition

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