{"title":"Andrew Rimas","description":"Andrew Rimas is a journalist and the managing editor at the Improper Bostonian magazine; previously he was an associate editor and staff writer at Boston magazine. His work has frequently appeared in those publications, and in The Boston Globe Magazine and The Boston Globe.","products":[{"product_id":"beef-the-untold-story-of-how-milk-meat-and-muscle-shaped-the-world-paperback","title":"Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Rimas and Evan D.G. Fraser have joined together to tell the remarkable story of the noble cow in \u003cem\u003eBeef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World. \u003c\/em\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of \u003cem\u003eCod\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSalt\u003c\/em\u003e comes a lively history of our ongoing relationship with an animal that we have worked alongside, consumed, and even worshipped for thousands of years. The history of the cow is both surprising and fascinating, and \u003cem\u003eBeef \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a unique overview of cattle yesterday, today, and tomorrow--from adoration to breeding to braising; from ancient Mediterranean bullfight rings to African villages to American stockyards--complete with amazing facts and trivia, wonderful recipes, and an important warning for the future of beef production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cow. Central to human existence since time began, cows have served as a source of food, a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon--many cultures worshipped the cow as a god. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeef\u003c\/em\u003e is the captivating history of an animal whose relationship with humanity has shaped the world as we know it. Peppered with lively anecdotes and culinary tidbits, this engaging panoramic view of the cow's long and colorful history spans the globe--from ancient Mediterranean bullfighting rings to the rugged grazing grounds of eighteenth-century England, from the quiet farms of Japan's Kobe beef cows to crowded American stockyards and the remote villages in East Africa that are home to the Masai, to whom cattle mean everything. Leaving no stone unturned, Beef is not only a compelling story but a necessary call to arms, offering practical solutions for confronting the sad current condition of the wasteful and destructive beef and dairy industries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will never look at steak the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365572772063,"sku":"9780061353857","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/s-UjfdHs2m9780061353857.webp?v=1789066444"},{"product_id":"empires-of-food-feast-famine-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-civilizations-paperback","title":"Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing the colorful diaries of a sixteenth-century merchant as a narrative guide, \u003ci\u003eEmpires of Food\u003c\/i\u003e vividly chronicles the fate of people and societies for the past 12,000 years through the foods they grew, hunted, traded, and ate--and offers fascinating, and devastating, insights into what to expect in years to come. In energetic prose, agricultural expert Evan D.G. Fraser and journalist Andrew capture the flavor of places as disparate as ancient Mesopotamia and imperial Britain, taking us from the first city in the once-thriving Fertile Crescent to today's overworked breadbaskets and rice bowls in the United States and China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cities, culture, art, government, and religion were founded on the creation and exchange of food surpluses. Complex societies were built by shipping grain up rivers and into the stewpots of history's generations. But evenutally, inevitably, the crops fail, the fields erode, or the temperature drops, and the center of power shifts. Cultures descend into dark ages of poverty, famine, and war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating, fresh history told through the prism of the dining table, \u003ci\u003eEmpires of Food\u003c\/i\u003e offers a grand scope and a provocative analysis of the world today, indispensable in this time of global warming and food crises.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367406665951,"sku":"9781582437934","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9fIje1o3t89781582437934.webp?v=1789106215"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/andrew-rimas.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}