Righteous Porkchop - Nicolette Hahn Niman - Righteous Porkchop is very similar to The Face on Your Plate, which I just finished reading, but it is also an entirely different book. The similarity lies in that R.P. really does tell you the truth about food; you learn about the major types of animal foods--milk, eggs, beef, pork, chicken, and fish-- ( Read more... )

I'm in the middle of two weeks of "winter vacation." We've been given a couple of weeks off at The Marine Mammal Center, and even though I only work (on-site) one day a week, this is a very nice break. Although, without a crew day to mark my Tuesdays, and these holidays falling in the middle of the week, I'm completely confused as to what day it ( Read more... )

Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine - Marion Nestle - Nestle is a respected professor of Nutrition and has written several books on human nutrition and the food industry (a couple of which, in particular, I'd love to read). Here she takes on the daunting task of unravelling what happened with the pet food disaster of 2007, where ( Read more... )

Twinkie, Deconstructed - Steve Ettlinger - If you've ever wondered why "processed food" is called that, then this is the book for you. The author looks at each one of the ~30 ingredients that make up Twinkies, and traces them back to their origins. You learn about the scale on which commercial food companies operate, and the hurdles individual ( Read more... )

When You Are Engulfed In Flames - David Sedaris - His latest selection of autobiographical essays ranging from amusing to downright funny. This is the kind of book where you just want to read "one more chapter" before setting it down for the night. Highly Recommended.

Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris - A collection of six holiday-themed stories ( Read more... )

Folks that know me know that I'm very interested in nutrition. Since I also like reading, I get excited when I see a new, good, book about the subject. Well, I just finished reading In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan, and I think there are other folks here who might find it interesting.

This is Pollan's follow-up to The ( Read more... )

Just a little update, talking about some good books I've read this past month...

Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik - This is the fourth book in a series of historical novels set in Europe around the turn of the 18-19th centuries. However, this novel has a fantasy twist in that dragons exist and are used by the military. I feel this book is a ( Read more... )

What beautiful weather we're having right now in San Francisco! If I had my way, the weather would be like this from May through October, the way it is in cities which experience actual summers ( Read more... )

I've just updated my reading list with quite a few things. Now I'm going to go read some more!

I spent a little bit of time organizing the books on our new bookshelves this evening, and in doing so pulled out at least one more book to add to my "to read" pile. It looks like this:


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