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Reading List

These are books that have gradually shaped our outlook on food and health.

Any essentials you think are missing? Feel free to send suggestions.

On Cooking and Food

Around the Fire: Recipes for Inspired Grilling and Seasonal Feasting from Ox Restaurant

By Greg Denton, Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, Stacy Adimando

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

By Michael Pollan

The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

By Timothy Ferriss

How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food,10th Anniversary Edition

By Mark Bittman

The Science of Good Cooking (Cook's Illustrated Cookbooks)

By The Editors of America's Test Kitchen and Guy Crosby Ph.D

Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook

By Martha Stewart

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

By Harold McGee

The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs

By Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

By Michael Pollan

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

By Michael Pollan

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

By Eric Schlosser

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1

By Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck

On Health... and Food

The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life

By Jeffrey S. Bland

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

By David Perlmutter

The Paleo Cure: Eat Right for Your Genes, Body Type, and Personal Health Needs -- Prevent and Reverse Disease, Lose Weight Effortlessly, and Look and Feel Better than Ever

By Chris Kresser

The Immune System Recovery Plan: A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease

By Susan Blum

Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Life

By David Perlmutter

The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat

By Loren Cordain

The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Primal Blueprint Series)

By Mark Sisson

The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles

By Terry Wahls M.D., Eve Adamson

Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

By William Davis

The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest

By Dan Buettner

The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss

By Marc David

On Life... and More Food

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

By Anne Lamott

Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976

By E. B. White

The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories

By Marina Keegan

The Alchemist

By Paulo Coelho

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

By Gary Chapman

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

By Elizabeth Gilbert

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

By Timothy Ferriss

Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

By Paul Greenberg

The World Without Us

By Alan Weisman

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

By Tara Brach

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

By Brené Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

By Brene Brown

Rising Strong

By Brené Brown

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

By Charles Duhigg

StrengthsFinder 2.0

By Tom Rath

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

By Jim Collins

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