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cookiequeen Apprentice

So I've had to follow a gluten free diet for a week now and I was curious to look at some books about it. I also wanted to get a book for my Mom since she gets worked up about what I can eat when ever I visit her. I went to Borders and Barnes & Noble but neither one had a good celiac selection. Barnes and Nobles actually said they didn't have any books for adults on the subject. Crazy! I hate to have to order a book because I'm never 100% sure that I'm ordering the book that I need. Guess I'll order one used so I don't feel too disappointed.


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One option is to check your local library. Ours doesn't have a great selection but there are some and they're free. You can get some through transfer from one branch to another if the one that you go to doesn't have the one you are looking for. I hear ya though. It's really hit an miss with the book stores some locations have better selections than others.

Phyllis28 Apprentice

Where I live Borders has a much, much better selection of Gluten free books on the shelves. Speak with the local bookstores and ask about ordering the book at the store and having the book delivered to the store. I have done this at my local Barnes and Noble. Although I ordered the book I was under no obligation to buy it. It allowed me to look at a book before i actually buy it. You will need to check the current policies since I have not done this in a while.

LuvMoosic4life Collaborator

I tried searching my school library- not one thing! Wegmans where my mom lives has a whole rack of books on the subject!!!! I love wegmans!

Tim-n-VA Contributor

The Borders near me has a pretty good selection but they are not where I firest expected to find them although in retrospect probably in the right place. I first looked in cookbooks and diet. I found them in medical - diseases and conditions.

darcijj Explorer

I don't buy books from the bookstore.. go to amazon... and type in celiac disease.. you get a lot of options.. I got a couple books.. and not too expensive.. one book was a Celiac for Dummies!

cookiequeen Apprentice

I went back to Borders to see if they could order the book I want. I'm a registered dietitian and I like to keep reference book and other things that may be helpful so I figured I'd just purchase something. Turns out that they had more books this time on the subject and they even had both of the books I was looking for.


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Jason.R Newbie

The best book I can recommend, far and away, is "The Gluten Connection" by Shari Lieberman. Some bookstores will have it in stock but all can order it for you and have it within a few days. The book does a wonderful job of explaining everything from symptoms, to diagnosis, to treatment, supplements and recipes. The book is more accurate and up-to-date than any of the doctors I've seen...a must for everyone that has been, or thinks they might be, gluten intolerant.

Best of luck!

CCR Newbie

I found a ton of books at my Barnes & Noble (in NJ) but they were all in the cookbook section, not in the Health section.

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