Smith College Libraries Class Guides - ENG118: Fast Food Nation in the Library

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The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries
Call Number: ref HD 9000.5 .B875 2007
Use this source to help you select a topic - or for an overview and good bibliography if you already have a subject in mind.
The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why
Call Number: ref HD 9000.5 .M52 2008
Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets
Call Number: SCI ref RA 784 .G345 2008
Bender's Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology
The Food Encyclopedia
Call Number: SCI ref TX 349 .R564 2006
Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food
Call Number: SCI ref TX 370 .S63 2006
Dictionary of Food Science and Nutrition
Oxford encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

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