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Lost Feast

Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food

by Lenore Newman ...

An NPR Science Friday Book Club PickTaste Canada Silver Award WinnerFinalist for the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada AwardNominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Literature Award“Edifying and entertaining.” — Foreword Reviews, starred reviewA rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods</st... ... Read more

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An NPR Science Friday Book Club PickTaste Canada Silver Award WinnerFinalist for the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada AwardNominated for the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Literature Award“Edifying and entertaining.” — Foreword Reviews, starred reviewA rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods</st...
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Dinner on Mars

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

by Lenore Newman, Evan D. G. Fraser ...

“This culinary cosmic outing is as creative as it is informative.” — STARRED review, Publishers WeeklyFrom Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu ... Read more

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“This culinary cosmic outing is as creative as it is informative.” — STARRED review, Publishers WeeklyFrom Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu
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Cellular Agriculture

Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science

Edited by Evan D. G. Fraser, David L. Kaplan, Lenore Newman, Rickey Y. Yada ...

Cellular Agriculture: Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science provides a state-of-the-art review of cellular agriculture technologies. From cell selection to scaffolding and everything in-between, this book contains chapters authored by leading cellular agriculture researchers and product developers across the world.Driven by consumer desire for sustainable food production, animal welfare ... Read more

$179.99 USD

Cellular Agriculture: Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science provides a state-of-the-art review of cellular agriculture technologies. From cell selection to scaffolding and everything in-between, this book contains chapters authored by leading cellular agriculture researchers and product developers across the world.Driven by consumer desire for sustainable food production, animal welfare
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Speaking in Cod Tongues

A Canadian Culinary Journey

by Lenore Newman ...

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"What is Canadian cuisine? Lenore Newman distils much of the current thinking into the erudite and elegantly readable Speaking in Cod Tongues. Her odyssey across the country provides a wealth of culinary detail, giving us a vivid contemporary portrait of Canada's complex and ever-evolving foodways." -- James Chatto, National Culinary Advisor, Gold Medal Plates"A captivating work. Newman recognizes ... Read more

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"What is Canadian cuisine? Lenore Newman distils much of the current thinking into the erudite and elegantly readable Speaking in Cod Tongues. Her odyssey across the country provides a wealth of culinary detail, giving us a vivid contemporary portrait of Canada's complex and ever-evolving foodways." -- James Chatto, National Culinary Advisor, Gold Medal Plates"A captivating work. Newman recognizes
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Lost Feast

Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food

by Lenore Newman ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

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9 hours 8 min

A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of the foods we have loved to death and what that means ... Read more

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A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of the foods we have loved to death and what that means
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Dinner on Mars

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

by Lenore Newman, Evan D.G. Fraser ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars—and nine billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese and ice cream made from vats of fermented yeast? Will medicine cabinets overflow with ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars—and nine billion Earthlings tooFeeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese and ice cream made from vats of fermented yeast? Will medicine cabinets overflow with
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The Future of War

A History

by Lawrence Freedman ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink ... Read more

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In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink
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Make It Scream, Make It Burn

Essays

by Leslie Jamison ...

Narrated by Leslie Jamison ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly), "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic), and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes a return to the essay form in this expansive book.With the virtuosic synthesis of memoir, criticism, and journalism for which Leslie Jamison has been so widely acclaimed, the fourteen essays ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly), "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic), and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes a return to the essay form in this expansive book.With the virtuosic synthesis of memoir, criticism, and journalism for which Leslie Jamison has been so widely acclaimed, the fourteen essays
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The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever

With More Than 500 Recipes!

by Beatrice Ojakangas, Susie Cushner ...

From a James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame author, "healthier, deliciously creative, easy-to-make comfort foods—what could be better than that?" ( Sacramento Observer)A good cook once said that a casserole is a blend of inspiration and what's on hand. Add to that a generous helping of know-how, and you've got The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever .Call it a hotdish, covered dish, or casserole—in these ... Read more

$22.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From a James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame author, "healthier, deliciously creative, easy-to-make comfort foods—what could be better than that?" ( Sacramento Observer)A good cook once said that a casserole is a blend of inspiration and what's on hand. Add to that a generous helping of know-how, and you've got The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever .Call it a hotdish, covered dish, or casserole—in these
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The Mountain in the Sea

A Novel

by Ray Nayler ...

*WINNER OF 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL * FINALIST FOR THE NEBULA AWARD, and THE LOS ANGELES TIMES RAY BRADBURY PRIZE“The Mountain in the Sea is a wildly original, gorgeously written, unputdownable gem of a novel. Ray Nayler is one of the most exciting new voices I’ve read in years.”—Blake Crouch, author of Upgrade and Dark MatterHumankind discove... ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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*WINNER OF 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL * FINALIST FOR THE NEBULA AWARD, and THE LOS ANGELES TIMES RAY BRADBURY PRIZE“The Mountain in the Sea is a wildly original, gorgeously written, unputdownable gem of a novel. Ray Nayler is one of the most exciting new voices I’ve read in years.”—Blake Crouch, author of Upgrade and Dark MatterHumankind discove...
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The Batch Lady

Shop Once. Cook Once. Eat Well All Week.

by Suzanne Mulholland ...

In this international bestselling cookbook, the online sensation shows home cooks how to master meal prep and create meals the family will love all week.The Batch Lady gives the gift of time to home cooks everywhere . . .Shop Once. Learn how to make your weekly shopping trips go further and save time in the kitchen through the miracle of meal planning.Cook once. Discover eighty easy family recipes ... Read more

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In this international bestselling cookbook, the online sensation shows home cooks how to master meal prep and create meals the family will love all week.The Batch Lady gives the gift of time to home cooks everywhere . . .Shop Once. Learn how to make your weekly shopping trips go further and save time in the kitchen through the miracle of meal planning.Cook once. Discover eighty easy family recipes
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The Ministry for the Future

A Novel

by Kim Stanley Robinson ...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARAn unsettling masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will impact us all.“The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortress of SolitudeThe Ministry for t... ... Read more

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARAn unsettling masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will impact us all.“The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortress of SolitudeThe Ministry for t...
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