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