Research Guide: English Composition (E120 Dr. Clark)
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Reference Books of Note |
Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why. Ed. Eric Millstone and Tim Lang. University of California Press, 2003.
R641.3 M65
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Solomon Katz. Thomson Gale, 2003.
R394.1203 E56| 3 vols.
Encyclopedia of Social Problems. Ed. Vincent Parrillo. Sage, 2008.
R361.103 E56| 2 vols.
Healthy Foods: Fact Versus Fiction. Ed. Myrna goldstein and Mark Goldstein. Greenwood, 2010.
R641.3 G62
Oxford Companion to Food. Davidson, Alan. Oxford, 1999.
R641.3 O98
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink. Ed.Andrew Smith. Oxford, 2004.
R641.3003 O98| 2 vols.
Threats to Food Safety. Pampel, Fred. Facts of File, 2006.
R363.192 P18
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