In American Foodie: Taste, Art and the Cultural Revolution, food expert and Sommelier Dwight Furrow examines the contemporary fascination with food and culinary arts not only as global spectacle, but also as an expression of control, authenticity, and playful creation for individuals in a homogenized, and increasingly public, world.

For many of us, losing weight is not the problem… it’s keeping it off for good. Thin From Within: The Powerful Self-Coaching Program for Permanent Weight Loss by Joseph J. Luciani PhD (aka Dr. Joe) provides a tangible self-coaching system that successfully takes self-sabotage off the table.

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When you think of the word cuisine, what comes to mind? Burgers? Barbecue? While it’s likely neither of those are amongst your answers, they are distinctly American. One of the things food expert and Sommelier Dwight Furrow examines in American Foodie: Taste, Art and the Cultural Revolution is the history of food in America and what elements have kept us from being mentioned among the world’s finest cuisine. He also tackles the philosophy of the ever increasing foodie craze, as well as 10 reasons to eat mindfully (that have nothing to do with losing weight.) Dwight is a professor of Philosophy at San Diego Mesa College. He writes on the philosophy of food and wine, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics. He is a columnist for Sommelier Insight and a contributor to Three Quarks Daily.

From his own emotional struggle with food, Joseph J. Luciani PhD (aka Dr. Joe) developed a proven, psychologically based method to change one’s psychology of eating, and learn to replace old, destructive habits with an empowered mindset that builds the confidence and self-discipline needed to keep the weight off. In Thin From Within: The Powerful Self-Coaching Program for Permanent Weight Loss) he offers self-coaching tips, a 3-step self talk, and a great way to asses your own situation with his food addiction self quiz. Dr. Joe is a practicing clinical psychologist and internationally bestselling author. He is an in-demand speaker featured frequently in major media, including MSNBC, CNBC, Hallmark Channel, Discovery Channel, NPR, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Fitness, Health, Shape, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

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