Topic
Food & Culture
A focused shelf of free JJ University books connected to Food & Culture.
A sweeping history of how alcohol shaped civilization, from ancient fermentation to Prohibition to modern drinking culture and its effects on the human brain.
An exposé of how fast food companies engineered their products to hack your brain chemistry and override your natural hunger signals.
An exposé on diet soda's hidden impacts and the addictive grip of zero-calorie sweeteners on modern consumers.
A devastating examination of how mass starvation has shaped human history, from environmental catastrophes to man-made disasters.
A nostalgic memoir celebrating American chain restaurants and the memories made over greasy food and late-night meals.
How Colonel Sanders turned a roadside chicken shack into a global empire, complete with lawsuits, bucket wars, and the secret recipe that conquered the world.
A sweeping history of how lunch evolved from ancient feasts to fast food parking lots, revealing the industrial forces that transformed what we eat into who we are.
An exposé of how Nestlé became a global food empire through baby formula controversies, child labor in cocoa production, and engineering addictive products.