Rachel Herz

“Rachel Herz deftly and charmingly explains the latest science on the mysteries and paradoxes of [eating, an] eternally fascinating human pastime.” — Steven Pinker

“Fascinating and provocative.… Herz lays out a smorgasbord of food-centric findings that are, by turns, familiar, instructive, and surprising.” — Portland Press Herald

“Explains the myriad of factors that guide and affect our eating habits. You’ll learn about cravings, surprising triggers, startling facts, and more.” — Bustle

“Readers will take away fun facts along with useful tips to curb cravings and eat smarter.” — Real Simple

“Fascinating and accessibly written.… Cover to cover, Why You Eat What You Eat offers new and interesting advice to encourage… a loving relationship with food.” — Providence Journal

“Like an all-you-can-eat buffet, Herz’s book will satiate any reader.” — Rhode Island Monthly

“Herz takes the reader on an eyebrow-raising journey through myth-busting experiments and intriguing moments in history, revealing unexpected study results and counterintuitive factoids along the way.”— Future Science

“A lively look at all things revolting.”—New York Times

“In her lively tour of vileness, Herz argues that disgust is in the mind of the beholder.” — Nature

“Leaves you contemplating how your own sense of disgust may be manipulated, or even overcome.” — New Scientist

“...[Herz] manages it quite admirably: to be vivid and true to her subject without getting so revolting that her readers react the way we react to anything that disgusts us, which is by trying to get as far away as possible.” — Robin Marantz Henig, author of Pandora's baby: How the First Test Tube Babies Sparked the Reproductive Revolution, New York Times Book Review

Finalist for the 2009 AAAS Excellence in Science Writing Award

“Fascinating . . . A serious book, with many whiffs of delight.” — Washington Post Book World

“You’ll never take your nose for granted again once you’ve read The Scent of Desire.” — USA Today

“Intriguing...This illuminating book argues convincingly that the sense of smell should never be taken for granted.” — Publishers Weekly