A Cultural History of Food

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Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of fo...

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DescriptionAN ENTHRALLING ANDALUCIAN CULINARY JOURNEY FROM SIERRA TO SEA Andaluz is a cookbook that bridges past and present in southern Spain. For...

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Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world. IN THIS VOLUME: Caste: Yester...

Food sets the tempo of life in the Bayou State, where people believed in eating locally and seasonally long before it was fashionable. In Hungry fo...

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Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and ter...

Reducere. An illustrated foray into the hidden truth about the use of psychoactive mushrooms to connect with the divine. - Draws parallels between Vedic beli...

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Each year a flood of visitors come to this decadant, elegant country, to enjoy the pleasures of 'la dolce vita'. Italy has drawn travellers in sear...

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DescriptionThe story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evide...

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DescriptionDr. Joseph Mercola, one of the world's foremost authorities on alternative health, joins with top chef Pete Evans for an illustrated gui...

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See God in action in this illustrated study Bible for kids and teens What do you get when you combine the trusted English Standard Version with ill...