Recs if you like Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World...
Teach me something new and oddly specific ๐ฌ
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
The history of *[niche subject]*
Do you want to be hot and smart but are tired of trying to find a nonfiction book that appeals to you? Why don't you try finding a fun subject and become the life of the party at your next gathering๐ everyone will stand up and give you a round of applause when you share these cool facts๐โโ๏ธ
Niche microhistories
Small topics that pack a punch
supermarket sweep
Was anyone else obsessed with Supermarket Sweep as a child? Just me? Anyway, born from that, here's a list of books that delve into supermarkets, grocery stores, and the produce and products on their shelves.
cozy ecologies & climates
๐ dive into reflective reads that will make you cry, laugh, and reimagine the future of the human condition and our relationship to the natural world.
this list is a diverse mix of science, climate, foodways, migration, social and political organizing, and history that has shaped our present. fans of alie ward's olologies podcast welcome here.
Just keep swimming
๐ ๐ ๐ Books about fish! ๐ ๐ ๐
Highly Specific Nonfiction
No sweeping ambitions here. We are taking a long, thorough look at one thing. (More or less.) Very open to suggestion!
HRCYED 3.0 Food Pyramid
inspired by and to assist with the Food Pyramid prompt for version 3.0 of the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do, pls find on this list books with different kinds of food on the cover that fit into the food pyramid.
Edible Histories
From spice routes to soup pots, this list explores how a single ingredient can shape empires, economies, and everyday meals.
Find out more about: Food & Nature
Books that delve deeper into interesting species, ecosystems and above all food.
food
Non-fiction food based books
Your New England Grandpa's Book Shelf
exactly what it says on the tin โ๏ธ
Oddball Cookbooks I Somehow Ownโฆ or related books
Books about food or about cooking or even about eating that maybe are not the typical. Basically books that I think my Farm Journal Country Cookbook really wants to not be on the shelf next to.
Not a list of cookbooks from around the world, but definitely a list where an entire cookbook aboutโฆ cobbler. Just cobbler. Would go.
And thereโs two books on here for those who have always wanted a sentient sourdough starter or wheel of cheese.
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