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"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
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Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania's utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman's Empty Quarter-and many places beyond. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers...
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2018.
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Even the most health conscious among us have a hard time figuring out what to eat in order to lose weight, stay fit, and improve our health. And who can blame us? When it comes to diet, there's so much changing and conflicting information flying around that it's impossible to know where to look for sound advice. Dr. Mark Hyman takes a close look at every food group and explains which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. From grains to...
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2020.
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Bill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France. Baffled by the language, but convinced that he can master the art of French cooking--or at least get to the bottom of why it is so revered-- he begins what becomes a five-year odyssey by shadowing the esteemed French chef Michel Richard, in Washington, D.C. But when Buford (quickly) realizes that a stage in France is necessary, he goes--this time with his wife and...
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Dragons love tacos volume 2
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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©2017.
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English
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"When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"--
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 24
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Hyperion Books for Children
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c2015.
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"Piggie really likes slop. She likes it so much, she wants Gerald to try some! But can Gerald find the courage to do it? Or will the smell alone be too much to handle?"--
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Conari
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2011.
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In this updated edition of the 2001 classic, Robbins details how much has changed over the past decade, with more of us turning toward plant-based diets. But abuses and hazards remain, and he issues a new call to arms, urging us toward a more sustainable, compassionate world.
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Dragons love tacos volume 1
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Dial Books for Young Readers
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[2012]
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Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
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Oxford University Press
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2014.
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"Combining serious and meticulously researched fact with entertaining and witty commentary, it has been deemed unique by chefs and reviewers around the globe. It contains both a comprehensive catalogue of food stuffs--biscuits named after battles and divas; body parts from toe to cerebellum; breads from Asia to the Mediterranean--and a richly allusive account of the culture of food, whether expressed in literature and cookery books, or as dishes peculiar...
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Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
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©2020.
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Convinced that pizza is the best food, Pipo will eat nothing else until her fed-up parents send her on a quest to prove that no dishes in their multicultural neighborhood are better.
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