Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag by Creek Stewart (613.69 Stewart) sincerely caters to the mind-set behind the Walking Dead – a concern for surviving the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Though you may not feel compelled to invest as much time as Creek in preparing for disaster, his recommendations are…
Category: Related Non-fiction Books
Books on nutrition, health conditions, the food industry, cooking, body care, personal environment, and personal sustainability.
Books on Companion Animals
Reviewed (See Kitty Cornered in the Memoirs post.) Unreviewed Four Paws, Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats and Dogs by Cheryl Schwartz and Mark Ed. Schwartz Natural Healing for Dogs & Cats from A to Z by Cheryl Schwartz Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats by Diane Stein Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide…
Memoirs Related to Food
Poor Man’s Feast Poor Man’s Feast by Elissa Altman couples a New York Jewess with a Connecticut Yankee WASP resulting in a tangle of prose and recipes. This memoir is much more about the development of this couple’s (lesbian) relationship than the marriage of two cuisines – in other words not a real foodie read. …
Books on Cooking
Thomas Keller Under Pressure Under Pressure : Cooking Sous Vide by Thomas Keller (of French Laundry and Ratatouille (the movie) fame) and compatriots from his restaurants’ kitchens is a glossy coffee table book with information for the kitchen… if you like to invest in the latest kitchen gadgets, cook for dozens or hundreds of gourmands…
Processed Food
Pandora’s Lunchbox Pandora’s Lunchbox – How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal by Melanie Warner scrutinizes the most common forms of processed food and ingredients – including GMO derived “natural flavors” used in organic foods in the US. p. 33 sources of gelatin. aniline dye (red dye). satiety signal mechanisms – what bypasses them…
Books on Dealing With Health Conditions
Books that include diet and lifestyle changes to address specific health conditions. Broad Inflammation The Inflammation Free Diet Plan by Monica Reinagel with Consulting Editor Julius Torelli, M.D. Explanation of the Inflammation Factor (IF) system for selecting what to eat. Includes recipes and tables of IT ratings for a wide array of food items. (More…
Books on Food Production and Health
Farming Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing by Daphne Miller tells how to apply lessons learned from sustainable farming in improving personal health. Minimally Processed Food Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson offers a guide to optimize nutrition (and taste) when selecting (whole) foods to purchase and…
Travel Books
General Fodor’s Fodor’s How to Pack Fodor’s How to Pack by Laurel Cardone, copyright 1997 would be of more value if it better reflected the exigencies of post 9/11 travel. Carry-on luggage is much more of a pain given the limitations on carrying liquids and gels, the often much longer lines at security and longer…