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Fermentation for Beginners
by Drakes Press • 2013
Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.
3.88
341
Fermentation for Beginners Summary
Fermentation for Beginners 86%
Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.
by Drakes Press 2013
3.88
341 ratings
Custodians of Wonder
by Eliot Stein • 2024
Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.
4.19
3k+
Custodians of Wonder Summary
Custodians of Wonder 86%
Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.
by Eliot Stein 2024
4.19
3k+ ratings
A Ghost in the Throat
by Doireann Ní Ghríofa • 2020
A poet-mother's obsession with an Irish widow's lament rewrites her life in echoes.
4.00
11k+
A Ghost in the Throat Summary
A Ghost in the Throat 86%
A poet-mother's obsession with an Irish widow's lament rewrites her life in echoes.
by Doireann Ní Ghríofa 2020
4.00
11k+ ratings
The Unsettling of America
by Wendell Berry • 1977
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
4.33
7k+
The Unsettling of America Summary
The Unsettling of America 85%
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
by Wendell Berry 1977
4.33
7k+ ratings
The Feast Nearby
by Robin Mather • 2011
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
3.79
2k+
The Feast Nearby Summary
The Feast Nearby 85%
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
by Robin Mather 2011
3.79
2k+ ratings
Real Food
by Nina Planck • 2006
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
4.04
5k+
Real Food Summary
Real Food 85%
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
by Nina Planck 2006
4.04
5k+ ratings
Cooking with Nonna
by Rossella Rago • 2017
100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.
4.44
150
Cooking with Nonna Summary
Cooking with Nonna 85%
100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.
by Rossella Rago 2017
4.44
150 ratings
Made in Italy
by Giorgio Locatelli • 2006
A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.
4.35
368
Made in Italy Summary
Made in Italy 85%
A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.
by Giorgio Locatelli 2006
4.35
368 ratings
365 Journal Writing Ideas
by Rossi Fox • 2013
One prompt a day for a year of memories, self-reflection, and creativity. The blank page loses.
3.84
446
365 Journal Writing Ideas Summary
365 Journal Writing Ideas 85%
One prompt a day for a year of memories, self-reflection, and creativity. The blank page loses.
by Rossi Fox 2013
3.84
446 ratings
Eating for Beginners
by Melanie Rehak • 2010
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
3.62
285
Eating for Beginners Summary
Eating for Beginners 85%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 2023
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
4.28
577
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 85%
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
by Franz Kafka 2023
4.28
577 ratings
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan
by Shoba Narayan • 2018
She went to India for her roots and found them in a milk vendor's cowshed.
3.64
2k+
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan Summary
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan 85%
She went to India for her roots and found them in a milk vendor's cowshed.
by Shoba Narayan 2018
3.64
2k+ ratings
Bullet Journaling
by Silvia Rose • 2019
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
3.43
58
Bullet Journaling Summary
Bullet Journaling 85%
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
by Silvia Rose 2019
3.43
58 ratings
I Quit Sugar for Life
by Sarah Wilson • 2014
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
3.87
588
I Quit Sugar for Life Summary
I Quit Sugar for Life 85%
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
by Sarah Wilson 2014
3.87
588 ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 85%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
Eat Like a Human
by Bill Schindler • 2021
The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.
3.86
352
Eat Like a Human Summary
Eat Like a Human 85%
The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.
by Bill Schindler 2021
3.86
352 ratings
The Egg Cookbook
by Healdsburg Press • 2014
The egg cookbook that starts in the coop: choosing the best eggs, then every technique they deserve.
3.93
107
The Egg Cookbook Summary
The Egg Cookbook 85%
The egg cookbook that starts in the coop: choosing the best eggs, then every technique they deserve.
by Healdsburg Press 2014
3.93
107 ratings
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal
by Joel Salatin • 2007
Government says raw milk and teenage farmhands are crimes. One sustainable farmer's legal war.
4.20
2k+
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal Summary
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal 85%
Government says raw milk and teenage farmhands are crimes. One sustainable farmer's legal war.
by Joel Salatin 2007
4.20
2k+ ratings
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts
by The Moosewood Collective • 1997
Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.
4.13
249
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts Summary
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts 85%
Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.
by The Moosewood Collective 1997
4.13
249 ratings
The Blue Zones Kitchen
by Dan Buettner • 2019
Beans, greens, grains: a hundred recipes from the five places where living past ninety is ordinary.
4.00
3k+
The Blue Zones Kitchen Summary
The Blue Zones Kitchen 85%
Beans, greens, grains: a hundred recipes from the five places where living past ninety is ordinary.
by Dan Buettner 2019
4.00
3k+ ratings
Pastoral Song
by James Rebanks • 2020
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
4.42
8k+
Pastoral Song Summary
Pastoral Song 85%
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
by James Rebanks 2020
4.42
8k+ ratings
Folks, This Ain't Normal
by Joel Salatin • 2011
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
4.21
5k+
Folks, This Ain't Normal Summary
Folks, This Ain't Normal 85%
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
by Joel Salatin 2011
4.21
5k+ ratings
Taste of Persia
by Naomi Duguid • 2016
A food writer crosses five borders to find what politics cannot erase: the Persian table.
4.14
495
Taste of Persia Summary
Taste of Persia 85%
A food writer crosses five borders to find what politics cannot erase: the Persian table.
by Naomi Duguid 2016
4.14
495 ratings
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks
by Gail Damerow • 2013
Incubation specs, brooder setups, and hatch-failure fixes for five poultry species in one manual.
4.34
142
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks Summary
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks 85%
Incubation specs, brooder setups, and hatch-failure fixes for five poultry species in one manual.
by Gail Damerow 2013
4.34
142 ratings
The Lifegiving Home
by Sally Clarkson • 2016
Twelve months of rhythms to turn your home into a sanctuary that shapes character and deepens faith.
4.23
7k+
The Lifegiving Home Summary
The Lifegiving Home 85%
Twelve months of rhythms to turn your home into a sanctuary that shapes character and deepens faith.
by Sally Clarkson 2016
4.23
7k+ ratings
The Art of Simple Food
by Alice Waters • 2007
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
3.94
27k+
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food 85%
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
by Alice Waters 2007
3.94
27k+ ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 1948
An insurance clerk fills notebooks at night, dissecting himself with precision that still stings.
4.22
260
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 85%
An insurance clerk fills notebooks at night, dissecting himself with precision that still stings.
by Franz Kafka 1948
4.22
260 ratings
The Sourdough School
by Vanessa Kimbell • 2018
The craft of reading a jar of wild yeast: how sourdough becomes gut-healing bread.
4.13
558
The Sourdough School Summary
The Sourdough School 85%
The craft of reading a jar of wild yeast: how sourdough becomes gut-healing bread.
by Vanessa Kimbell 2018
4.13
558 ratings
Simple French Food
by Richard Olney • 1974
The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.
4.20
362
Simple French Food Summary
Simple French Food 85%
The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.
by Richard Olney 1974
4.20
362 ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 85%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
Dot Journaling
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2017
Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.
3.77
7k+
Dot Journaling Summary
Dot Journaling 85%
Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2017
3.77
7k+ ratings
Pok Pok
by Andy Ricker • 2013
A chef spent years copying Thai street vendors. His manual: mortar, wok, pantry, and real flavor.
4.21
1k+
Pok Pok Summary
Pok Pok 85%
A chef spent years copying Thai street vendors. His manual: mortar, wok, pantry, and real flavor.
by Andy Ricker 2013
4.21
1k+ ratings
Nourishing Traditions
by Sally Fallon Morell • 1995
Fourteen traditional cultures, free of heart disease, ate saturated fat and organ meats. Here's how.
4.19
14k+
Nourishing Traditions Summary
Nourishing Traditions 85%
Fourteen traditional cultures, free of heart disease, ate saturated fat and organ meats. Here's how.
by Sally Fallon Morell 1995
4.19
14k+ ratings
The One-Straw Revolution
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 1975
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
4.33
9k+
The One-Straw Revolution Summary
The One-Straw Revolution 85%
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 1975
4.33
9k+ ratings
Scouting the Divine
by Margaret Feinberg • 2009
Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.
4.22
912
Scouting the Divine Summary
Scouting the Divine 85%
Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.
by Margaret Feinberg 2009
4.22
912 ratings
Vegan Indian Cooking
by Anupy Singla • 2012
Seven spices, a slow cooker, and no dairy: the Indian kitchen was always vegan. 140 recipes.
4.10
435
Vegan Indian Cooking Summary
Vegan Indian Cooking 84%
Seven spices, a slow cooker, and no dairy: the Indian kitchen was always vegan. 140 recipes.
by Anupy Singla 2012
4.10
435 ratings
An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book
by Laxmi Khurana • 1992
A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.
4.02
143
An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book Summary
An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book 84%
A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.
by Laxmi Khurana 1992
4.02
143 ratings
Only in Naples
by Katherine Wilson • 2015
She arrives in Naples hungry for escape. A lavish Italian mother-in-law feeds her a new life.
3.74
2k+
Only in Naples Summary
Only in Naples 84%
She arrives in Naples hungry for escape. A lavish Italian mother-in-law feeds her a new life.
by Katherine Wilson 2015
3.74
2k+ ratings
New World Sourdough
by Bryan Ford • 2020
Sourdough beyond the loaf: bagels, beignets, pan de coco, and trusting your hands.
4.18
733
New World Sourdough Summary
New World Sourdough 84%
Sourdough beyond the loaf: bagels, beignets, pan de coco, and trusting your hands.
by Bryan Ford 2020
4.18
733 ratings
The Lies of the Land
by Steven Conn • 2023
Farmers and crisis don't define rural America. Military bases, chains, and suburbia do.
3.98
148
The Lies of the Land Summary
The Lies of the Land 84%
Farmers and crisis don't define rural America. Military bases, chains, and suburbia do.
by Steven Conn 2023
3.98
148 ratings
The Lost Super Foods
by Claude Davis • 2021
Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.
4.27
107
The Lost Super Foods Summary
The Lost Super Foods 84%
Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.
by Claude Davis 2021
4.27
107 ratings
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2007
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
4.05
113k+
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 84%
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
by Barbara Kingsolver 2007
4.05
113k+ ratings
Back to Basics
by Abigail R. Gehring • 2007
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
4.20
2k+
Back to Basics Summary
Back to Basics 84%
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
by Abigail R. Gehring 2007
4.20
2k+ ratings
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
by Sylvia Plath • 2000
Her uncensored journals: the ambition, the marriage, the breakdown, and the art she fought to make.
4.28
27k+
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Summary
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 84%
Her uncensored journals: the ambition, the marriage, the breakdown, and the art she fought to make.
by Sylvia Plath 2000
4.28
27k+ ratings
Soil and Sacrament
by Fred Bahnson • 2013
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
4.17
264
Soil and Sacrament Summary
Soil and Sacrament 84%
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
by Fred Bahnson 2013
4.17
264 ratings
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
by Marcella Hazan • 1976
The best Italian cooking was never invented in a restaurant. Three techniques unlock the rest.
4.07
26k+
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Summary
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking 84%
The best Italian cooking was never invented in a restaurant. Three techniques unlock the rest.
by Marcella Hazan 1976
4.07
26k+ ratings
The World Until Yesterday
by Jared Diamond • 2012
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
3.78
11k+
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday 84%
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
by Jared Diamond 2012
3.78
11k+ ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 84%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ ratings
Home Grown
by Ben Hewitt • 2014
Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.
3.95
2k+
Home Grown Summary
Home Grown 84%
Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.
by Ben Hewitt 2014
3.95
2k+ ratings
The Growing Season
by Sarah Frey • 2020
From a melon route at seven, she built the farm empire that stocks Walmart's shelves.
4.13
2k+
The Growing Season Summary
The Growing Season 84%
From a melon route at seven, she built the farm empire that stocks Walmart's shelves.
by Sarah Frey 2020
4.13
2k+ ratings
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