2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS


Puddlys Winners!

Find Books


Read the City


Win Free Books!


PowellsBooks.news


Guests | January 18, 2012

Alexis Smith: IMG In the Kitchen with a Deadline



When I have a writing deadline approaching, you'll probably find me in the kitchen. It's horrible, I know, but when I work with a deadline, I tend... Continue »
  1. $7.67 Sale Trade Paper add to wish list

    Glaciers (Tin House New Voice)

    Alexis Smith 9781935639206

spacer
Free Shipping!

The Cooking Up a Story Library

Return to http://cookingupastory.com

These are some of the authors that have appeared on Cooking Up a Story, and who we feel have important things to say about our food system. Your purchases here will help support our show. Thanks for supporting CUpS!

Books 1 - 10 of 11 next »


Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
by Mark Bittman
Publisher Comments
From the award-winning champion of culinary simplicity who gave us the bestselling How to Cook Everything and How to Cook Everything Vegetarian comes Food Matters, a plan for responsible eating that's as good for the planet as it is for your weight and... (read more)
Your Price $9.95
Used - Hardcover


Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds
by Claire Hope Cummings
Publisher Comments
Life on earth is facing unprecedented challenges from global warming, war, and mass extinctions. The plight of seeds is a less visible but no less fundamental threat to our survival. Seeds are at the heart of the planet's life-support systems. Their... (read more)
Your Price $20.25
New - Trade Paper


Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches
by Daniel Imhoff
Publisher Comments
A look at the new conservation-based agriculture movement, presented through inspiring profiles of farms and ranches across the country where healthful crops and healthy ecosystems are prospering.... (read more)
Your Price $22.00
Used - Trade Paper


Slow Food Nation : a Blueprint for Changing the Way We Eat (07 Edition) Slow Food Nation : a Blueprint for Changing the Way We Eat (07 Edition)
by Carlo Petrini
Publisher Comments
By now most of us are aware of the threats looming in the food world. The best-selling Fast Food Nation and other recent books have alerted us to such dangers as genetically modified organisms, food-borne diseases, and industrial farming. Now it is time... (read more)
List Price $22.50
Your Price $12.00
Used - Hardcover


In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
Publisher Comments
What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, the well-considered answers he provides to the... (read more)
List Price $21.95
Your Price $8.95
Used - Hardcover


Baking Unplugged Baking Unplugged
by Nicole Rees
Publisher Comments
Tired of complicated baking recipes that call for expensive equipment, complicated techniques, and hard-to-find ingredients? Baking, Unplugged comes to the rescue with a collection of simple, back-to-basics recipes for everything from muffins and... (read more)
List Price $29.95
Your Price $11.98
Sale - Hardcover


The End of Food The End of Food
by Paul Roberts
Publisher Comments
Salmonella-tainted tomatoes, riots, and skyrocketing prices are only the latest in a series of food-related crises that have illuminated the failures of the modern food system. In The End of Food, Paul Roberts investigates this system and presents a... (read more)
Your Price $7.98
Sale - Trade Paper


Alice's Kitchen: Traditional Lebanese Cooking Alice's Kitchen: Traditional Lebanese Cooking
by Sawaya, Linda

check for availability

Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed (07 Edition) Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed (07 Edition)
by Vandana Shiva
Publisher Comments
“Shiva is a burst of creative energy, an intellectual power.”—The Progressive Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed is a short, pocket-sized collection that goes to the heart of our existence—what we eat and how we grow it... (read more)
List Price $10.00
Your Price $6.00
Used - Trade Paper


Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back
by Ann Vileisis
Publisher Comments
Ask children where food comes from, and they’ll probably answer: “the supermarket.” Ask most adults, and their replies may not be much different. Where our foods are raised and what happens to them between farm and supermarket shelf have become... (read more)
Your Price $32.50
New - Hardcover


see more featured titles

Next Page

Page   1  |  2
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.