Books by Michael Eskin

Health professionals recognize the role of nutraceuticals in health enhancement, however, there is much confusion and misinformation about these products and the science behind them. Dictionary of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods is the first reference of its kind for this rapidly developing field. It provides concise, science-based information on over 470 nutraceutical and functional food products and compounds. Each entry lists the most current information on the product or compound, its role in the promotion of health or the prevention of disease, and peer-reviewed literature references. This reference also contains 172 chemical structures, 102 figures, 73 schemes, and 64 tables.

Poetic Affairs deals with the complex and fascinating interface between literature and life through the prism of the lives and works of the German-Jewish poet and Holocaust survivor, Paul Celan (1920-70), the Leningrad native, US poet laureate, and Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Brodsky (1940-96), and the most significant contemporary German poet, Durs Grunbein (born 1962).

This comprehensive work discusses those factors which contribute to the overall quality of the major vegetables grown in North America for the fresh market as well as methods for storing and preserving these crops

Offers information on over 470 nutraceutical and functional food products and compounds. This work contains 172 chemical structures, 102 figures, 73 schemes, and 64 tables to facilitate recognition and understanding. It also defines the most commonly used terms in the field of nutraceuticals and functional foods.