Suggested Reading List for the Summer

To increase your general overall knowledge about Food,Food Politics and Food History I recommend any of the following books for the summer.
I have read each of them, and anyone or all of them, would make for good reading this summer.

One of the Principles of the Alkaline Lifestyle is education,knowing why you do, what you do, everyday, to optimize and extend your life with vibrant Health.

If I had a favorite out of the list below it would be:

Salt,A World History by Mark Kurlansky

It is available from Audible.com as a MP3 download , if you prefer Listening to a book being read to you, rather than reading the book itself.
I have an account with Audible and recommend it.You own the actual recordings that you buy and they are available to you for Listening anywhere in the world you can get an Internet connection.It's Great if you have Wireless on your PDA or Laptop computer and are stuck in an airport some where in the world.


To get to know the author of the Book: What to Eat ,here is a 41 minute Video of Marion Nestle speaking before the Library of Congress about her book.

Video

Book Title: What to Eat
Description: Opens up thinking about various food topics.
Subject: Guide to food and shopping.
Authors: Marion Nestle
Page Qty.:611
Publisher: North Point Press
Pub.Website: http://www.fsgbooks.com/
ISBN# 10-: 0-86547-704-3
Copyright: 2006
Cost: $16.00 Paperback

To get to know the author of the Book: Organic,Inc. ,here is a 51 minute Video of Samuel Fromartz speaking before the Library of Congress about his book.

Video

Book Title: Organic,Inc :Natural Foods and How they Grew
Description: Farming Industry
Subject: Organic Industry
Authors: Samuel Fromartz
Page Qty.: 294
Publisher: Harcourt Books
Pub.Website: http://www.harcourtbooks.com/
ISBN# 13: 978-0-15-101130-8
Copyright: 2006
Cost: $25.00 Hardcover

Book Title: Twinkie, Deconstructed
Description: Covers where the ingredients, that make up processed foods, come from.
Subject: Processed Foods ingredients
Authors: Steve Ettlinger
Page Qty.:283
Publisher: Penguin Books/Hudson Street Press
ISBN# 978-1-59463-018-7
Copyright: March 2007
Cost: $23.95 Hardcover

Book Title: Salt, A World History
Description: Salt is right up there with water and oxygen, in importance to the Human Body.
Subject: History of Salt throughout time.
Authors: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN# 0 14 20.0161 9 Paperback
Copyright: 2002
Cost: $15.00 Paperback


Book Title: Omnivore's Dilemma
Description: Explores the food industry & food politics.
Subject: Where food comes from.
Authors: Michael Pollan
Page Qty.:451
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN# 1-59420-082-3
Copyright: 2006
Cost: $26.95