{"product_id":"frostbite-how-refrigeration-changed-our-food-our-planet-and-ourselves-paperback","title":"Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Twilley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the James Beard Award for Literary Writing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Engrossing . . . hard to put down.\" \u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn engaging exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA century ago, the introduction of artificial refrigeration overturned millennia of dietary history, launching a new chapter in human nutrition. We could now overcome not just rot, but seasonality and geography. Tomatoes in January? Avocados in Shanghai? All possible. In \u003ci\u003eFrostbite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e contributor and cohost of the award-winning podcast \u003ci\u003eGastropod\u003c\/i\u003e Nicola Twilley takes readers on a tour of the cold chain from farm to fridge, visiting off-the-beaten-path landmarks such as Missouri's subterranean cheese caves, the banana-ripening rooms of New York City, and the vast refrigerated tanks that store the nation's orange juice reserves. Today, nearly three-quarters of everything on the average American plate is processed, shipped, stored, and sold under refrigeration. It's impossible to make sense of our food system without understanding the all-but-invisible network of thermal control that underpins it. Twilley's eye-opening book is the first to reveal how refrigeration has changed what we eat, where it's grown, how it tastes, and--most importantly--how it affects our health and the environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the developed world, we've reaped the benefits of refrigeration for more than a century, but the costs are catching up with us. More important, refrigeration is one of the leading contributors to climate change. As the developing world races to build a US-style cold chain, Twilley asks: Can we reduce our dependence on refrigeration? Should we? A deeply researched and entertaining dive into the most important invention in the history of food and drink, \u003ci\u003eFrostbite\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for a recalibration of our relationship with the fridge--and how our future might depend on it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Twilley \u003c\/b\u003eis the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eUntil Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best books of 2021 by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is cohost of \u003ci\u003eGastropod\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning and popular podcast that looks at food through the lens of science and history, produced as part of the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.06 x 5.71 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888815538464,"sku":"9780735223301","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4-kL9mHMU9780735223301.webp?v=1781922649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/frostbite-how-refrigeration-changed-our-food-our-planet-and-ourselves-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}