In Defense of Food: An Eater's ManifestoModern · Nonfiction, Food, Health
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
2008 · 205 pages · Nonfiction
48
Modern
★ 4.07 on Goodreads · 121K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 4.07★ from 121K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
48Must-Read Score
- Readers59 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller60 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #262 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #588 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Practical, Thought-provoking
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