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The Food of a Younger Land: The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America by Mark Kurlansky

The Food of a Younger Land: The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America

The Food of a Younger Land

Mark Kurlansky

398 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast

Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

Mark Pendergrast

454 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative slow-paced
The Ransom of Russian Art by John McPhee

The Ransom of Russian Art

John McPhee

192 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
The Biscuit: The History of a Very British Indulgence by Lizzie Collingham

The Biscuit: The History of a Very British Indulgence

Lizzie Collingham

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Pieces of the Frame by John McPhee

Pieces of the Frame

John McPhee

320 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction essays science informative reflective slow-paced
Tastes of Byzantium: The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire by Andrew Dalby

Tastes of Byzantium: The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire

Andrew Dalby

272 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Tastes of the Empire: Foreign Foods in Seventeenth Century England by Jillian Azevedo

Tastes of the Empire: Foreign Foods in Seventeenth Century England

Jillian Azevedo

225 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat by Carl Van Vechten

The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat

Carl Van Vechten

452 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror literary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks

Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew

Brian Hicks

288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction historical history mystery mysterious medium-paced