Books for Home Economics
Cookery
Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker; Simon & Schuster Inc., 2006
More-with-Less Cookbook by Doris Janzen Longacre; Herald Press, 1975
Simply in Season by Mary Beth Lind & Cathleen Hockman-Wert; Herald Press, 2005
California Kosher Compiled by Women's League of Adat Ari El; Wimmer Brothers, 1991
A Cookbook for Girls and Boys by Irma S. Rombauer; Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1952
Not Just Beans by Tawara Jean Kellam; NotJustBeans Publishing, 2002
Ball Blue Book of Preserving; Jarden Home Brands Publishing, 2006
Etiquette
Etiquette by Emily Post; Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1942
Good Manners for Every Occasion by Emilie Barnes; Harvest House Publishers, 2008
Caring for People
Laugel's Kitchen Caring by Laurel Robertson; Ten Speed Press, 1997
Household Management
The Duggars: 20 and Counting! by Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar; Howard Books, 2008
Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook; Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2006
A Mother's Manual for Holiday Survival by Kathy Peel & Judie Byrd; Focus on the Family Publishing, 1991
Life-saver!: The Jewish Homemaker's Suvival Kit by Sarah Glaser; Targum Press, 1996
Nutrition
Chew on This by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson; Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006 (9th, 10th grades)
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser; Harper Collins, 2002 (11th, 12th grades)
What to Eat by Marion Nestle; North Point Press, 2006
SuperFoods by Steven Pratt, M.D. & Kathy Matthews; HarperCollins, 2004
Real Food by Nina Planck; Bloomsbury, 2006
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver; Harper Perennial, 2007
Gardening
Gardening When it Counts by Steve Solomon; New Society Publishers, 2005
Mrs. Greenthumbs by Cassandra Danz; Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1993
Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon; Timber Press, 2008 (also counts for Science)
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew; Cool Springs Press, 2005
Nature-Friendly Garden by Marlene A. Condon; Stackpole Books, 2006
The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch; Workman Publishing, 1988
Miscellaneous
Training Our Daughters to be Keepers at Home by Mrs. Craig (Ann) Ward; Smiling Heart Press, 1995
Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook by Peggy Layton; Three Rivers Press, 2002
Country Wisdom Almanac Compiled by Amy Rost; Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2008
Crisis Preparedness Handbook by Jack A. Spigarelli; Cross-Current Publishing, 2002
A Return to Modesty by Wendy Shalit; Simon & Schuster, 1999 (12th grade)
Nickled and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich; Owl Books, 2001
Dominion by Matthew Scully; St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink, PH.D; Bantam Books, 2006
Fire Safety Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Series, 1997
Made You Look: How Advertising Works by Shari Graydon; Annick Press, 2008
And Thou Shalt Honor: The Caregiver's Companion by Beth McLeod; Rodale, 2002
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