Different perspectives tell a modern story of the animals we eat, from the solitary hunter to the family farmer, where compassionate practices of food production connect their stories. Never has 'farm to table' been more personal.

Primeval jungles, mountain ranges, and the cover of deep forests are not the only domains of meat-eating creatures. Carnivores also can be found stalking prey from the air, in ocean depths, and marshy swamps. Raptors, sharks, and crocodiles are among the most predominant non-mammalian meat-eaters that rely on hunting or scavenging for survival. This volume examines the various species in this select grouping, investigating the physical characteristics...

In recent years, the purported health and environmental benefits of vegetarianism have convinced many people to eat a plant-based diet. However, experts caution that not all vegetarian foods are inherently healthy. Readers discover this as they explore th

Business is down, and the bottom line is that Chop needs to shake things up and cut his sales force for the off-season by dissolving one team. The tough task of letting the low performers go and moving the weaker players--giving other teams' fresh meat.

The latest chapter in the smash-hit action-comedy saga from Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, John Timms and more is here in HARLEY QUINN VOL. 3: RED MEAT! With her life finally clear of psychotic clowns, Harley Quinn is eager for things in Coney Island to get back to (ab)normal. If only! Comics' most adorable antihero is about to face the fight of her life! First, she's taking on the corrupt mayor of New York City, whose evil plan for the homeless...

ShipPop's Chock'lit Shoppe has been around for what feels like forever… but how? In this thrilling horror anthology, we learn just how Pop's infamous malt shop came to harbor such evils, and the cursed deals he makes to ensure his doors always stay open. From the full creative team that brought you last year's successful Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe of Horrors, we learn the nefarious origin of the beloved hometown haunt, with stories filled with shady...

Explore the encyclopedic wonders of the Opera, a 1570 cookbook by Bartolomeo Scappi. Unusual for its time, Opera was a cookbook written specifically to teach cooking. With directions and recipes from the Late Renaissance style, and using lavish and contrasting flavors, you will create delicious meat rolls, salami, and an eggplant dish.

In the first of two lectures on the politics of food, explore whether or not sustainable meat production is a myth or reality. What are the environmental costs of meat production? How can we rethink the way we house, feed, and raise livestock? Is too much meat bad for our health?

Learn how meat changed the playing field for our earliest ancestors. First, trace the history of meat eating through human evolution. Then, use data from cut marks on bones to decipher when, exactly, we began to eat meat. Also, consider the nutritive benefits (and dangers) linked with meat consumption.

Improve your strategies for buying and cooking various kinds of meat. What are the merits of roasting a chicken flat? Why should you take time to brine your pork chops? Why is prime rib the most expensive cut of beef? How much fat and lean beef should go into a really good hamburger?