> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Great books recommended by EWG - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/great_books_1203111029/ - Published: 2011-12-03T11:28:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-15T13:26:14.000Z - Description: EWG staff share the books they read this year: cookbooks from Sheryl Crow, Mark Bittman, Myra Goodman and Laurie David, plus green-living titles and a biography of Alice Waters. Shopping through EWG's Amazon links supports the group. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Books, Shopping, #vivvo-import Dear Readers, If there's one thing we at Environmental Working Group love, it's a good book. So when I started putting together my holiday shopping lists, I turned to EWG - as so many of us do! - and asked my coworkers for their recommendations. **As I expected, the books they've been reading this year are as amazing as they are - I couldn't wait to share them with you.** [**Plus, if you shop for great books through our special Amazon links, your online experience will be fast - and do some good. You'll support EWG at the same time - no matter what you purchase.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=LkCq%2FcsFQm09B%2Ft2Q1Fqtvm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) Whether you're shopping for someone trying to live greener, an aspiring chef or a new parent, we've got you covered. I hope you find these suggestions as inspiring as I did. Happy reading, Jane Houlihan Senior Vice President for Research, EWG Cookbooks: - Ken loves cooking from Sheryl Crow's [***If It Makes You Healthy: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Inspired by the Seasons.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=hltKB92z1aXXVE4Bo5ON%2B%2Fm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Director of Technology Chuq Yang makes dinner almost nightly from Mark Bittman's[***How to Cook Everything, Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=ym5SpNhbpuqzU4fw6JABbfm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Other favorites from our office chefs? Myra Goodman's [***The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=KEWeVdW7RlR%2Fsa75OQC3Hvm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) and Laurie David's [***The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=cM3okuz3f3z70jzDEnjZhPm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) Green living: - When our Social Media Manager Lisa Frack is getting ready for a special occasion, she turns to Corey Colwell-Lipson's [***Celebrate Green***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=SSexQrGeHhX3IMgcX8tus%2Fm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) for fun and sustainable ideas. - With the love of good food and a good story in mind, Chief of Staff Heather White recommends Thomas McNamee's [***Alice Waters and Chez Panisse***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=Rt%2Fth7PRE41WMjL%2FOpM9D%2Fm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org), the biography of Alice Waters. - Ken enjoyed reading Dr. Andrew Weil's latest, [***Spontaneous Happiness.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=O1H1U6Pc97%2Fle7fvVKU4Pvm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - As EWG's Senior Vice President of Research and director of our Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, I recommend Stacy Malkan's [***Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=3aGzwFr4GwipVo6wTPYuCvm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) for anyone who wants to know more about the safe cosmetics movement. - Director of our California office and a Senior Scientist, Renee Sharp can't get enough of the science behind Elizabeth Grossman's [***Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=7t98t1BXeRviuComQdey25b%2Bp214I2gm&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Editor-in-chief Elaine Shannon found Carol Deppe's [***The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=7QwZqmNreAF8Bj%2BngzFH%2FPm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) to be a fascinating read by an expert gardener and scientist. - As a mom trying to raise her kids sustainably, Foundation Coordinator Nicole Oliver turns to Peggy O'Mara's [***Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=ChRL5GLcqcECFk58HJM5xPm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) Healthy eating and food policy: - For an eye-opening look at the food industry and the healthy eating movement, Ken always recommends Marion Nestle's [***Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=WNTiqtbh2JYTSVZz%2Bzj5UPm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Vice President for Media Relations Alex Formuzis loves Michael Pollan's newly illustrated [***Food Rules: An Eater's Manual.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZhYcl4ihUU8YDK1xqzJ1f%2Fm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Alan Bjerga's [***Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=CuRK1L%2BT39aBoNU5%2BsnD%2Fvm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) got glowing reviews from both Press Secretary Sara Sciammacco and Senior Communications and Policy Advisor Don Carr. - Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst Kari Hamerschlag couldn't put down Oran Hesterman's [***Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System For All.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=ojBsYyu1Qb%2Biy%2BENltYh0Jb%2Bp214I2gm&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Senior Scientist David Andrews discovered why there was so much media attention when he read Sarah Wu's [***Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project: How One Anonymous Teacher Revealed the Truth About School Lunches - And How We Can Change Them!***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=J9YCTC0hC6YCXIRiTAzP6fm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - Legal Fellow Etan Yeshua - a true tomato lover - recommends Barry Estabrook's[***Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=nxCkE7a1Ahbj4Gc6GKAg9vm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org) - With so much media attention on childhood nutrition, Director of Development Jocelyn Lyle picked up Susan Levine's [***School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program.***](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=5dtiR%2BgNLcBbCDZstnEP0%2Fm5kigbPa6S&ref=foodconsumer.org)