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Fast Food Nation , by Eric Schlosser
On any given day, one out of four
Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant,
without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second
thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American,
and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry's drive for...Amazon.com's
Best of 2001
Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature:
What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself, Your Family and
Our Planet , by Martin Teitel, Kimberly A. Wilson and
Ralph Nader
According to this primer for non-scientists,
there are three basic problems of biotech food: future uncertainties,
owning food, or more exactly, seeds; and the globalization
of monoculture. Topics include how genetic engineering works;
who wins and who loses because of the biotech industry; risks...From
Book News, Inc.
The Way We Grow : Good-Sense Solutions for Protecting Our
Families from Pesticides in Food, by Anne Witte Garland
An informative
guide to pesticide-free eating examines the problems caused
by pesticides, takes a look at some organic-farming success
stories, and shows steps that the consumer can take to guarantee
safe food.--Ingram
Empty Harvest : Understanding the Link Between Our Food, Our
Immunity, and Our Planet, by Mark Anderson and Bernard
Jensen
This book is very profound. While
browsing through the local bookstore, the title of the book
jumped out at me and basically told me, "OK.. you will
buy me". I was psyched to read this book simply because
of the title, even though when I skimmed through it in the
store it looked great....A reader, Islip, NY United States,
December 12, 2000
Natural Foods and Products: Making a Better World, by
Gary Chandler and Kevin Graham
Natural Foods focuses on global techniques
to grow organic produce, using small spaces, environmentally
sensitive methods, and ethical practices. Protecting Our Air,
Land, and Water has a strong conservation bent, with standard
fare about preserving wetlands, old-growth forests, and methods
to make one's community environmentally aware...Library
Schools
Natural Organic Hair and Skin Care, by Aubrey Hampton
A long term sufferer of skin maladies,
I began searching the internet in earnest trying to find a
skin care regime that wouldn't leave my face red, scaling,
itchy, irritated, broken out and on fire. I tried expensive
department store brands, products from infomercials, etc.
Finally assuming it was...A reader, Denton, TX United States,
April 9, 2002. The best book on the subject.
The Green Pharmacy, by James A. Duke
There's still a lot to learn about
the healing power of plants, James Duke points out, but what
we do know is already prodigious. Much of that knowledge is
gathered in The Green Pharmacy, an A-to-Z guide to
that relies on plant-based medicines to cure what ails us.
Between the listings, Duke crams...Amazon.com
Food Politics, by Marion Nestle
In the U.S., we're bombarded with
nutritional advice--the work, we assume, of reliable authorities
with our best interests at heart. Far from it, says Marion
Nestle, whose Food Politics absorbingly details how
the food industry--through lobbying, advertising, and the
co-opting of experts--influences...Amazon.com
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