Agricultural Science Books

Last updated: December 31, 2011

1. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Published: January 17, 2001 Score: 25.34
2. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan and Scott Brick Published: April 3, 2006 Score: 22.82
3. Lord of the Flies by William Golding Score: 15.86
4. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer Published: September 1, 2010 Score: 11
5. The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread by Peter Reinhart and Ron Manville Published: November 14, 2001 Score: 4.46
6. Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter Published: August 9, 2010 Score: 3.96
7. Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing (FT Press Science) by Charles Bamforth Published: October 9, 2010 Score: 3.81
8. Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible by Jorge Cervantes Published: February 1, 2006 Score: 3.46
9. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan Published: September 7, 2010 Score: 2.57
10. The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! by Carleen Madigan Published: February 11, 2009 Score: 2.41
11. Raising Chickens For Dummies by Kimberley Willis and Rob Ludlow Published: August 3, 2009 Score: 2.1
12. The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir (P.S.) by Josh Kilmer-Purcell Published: June 1, 2010 Score: 1.74
13. Beekeeping For Dummies by Howland Blackiston and Kim Flottum Published: March 16, 2009 Score: 1.43
14. Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook Published: June 7, 2011 Score: 1.42
15. The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer Published: May 15, 2006 Score: 1.35
16. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Published: January 12, 2010 Score: 1.3
17. Walking by Henry David Thoreau, Clifton Johnson and Ralph Waldo Emerson Published: February 4, 2010 Score: 1.24
18. All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Published: April 15, 1998 Score: 1.14
19. Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles by Ray Daniels Published: January 26, 1998 Score: 0.91
20. The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith Published: May 1, 2009 Score: 0.84
21. SILENT SPRING by Rachel L. Carson Score: 0.84
22. Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer Published: August 26, 1998 Score: 0.84
23. Hyperspace : A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension by Michio Kaku and Robert O'Keefe Published: January 27, 1994 Score: 0.8
24. Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking by Anthony Bourdain Published: September 23, 2004 Score: 0.72
25. The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston Published: February 12, 2008 Score: 0.7