From The New York Times Magazine, a special issue on food. The first chapter from Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee by Bee Wilson. A review of What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert. From PUP, the introduction to Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System by Barry Eichengreen; and the introduction to The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World by Amar Bhide. A review of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An insider’s view by Matthew P. Fink. The introduction to Trucking Country: The Road to America's Wal-Mart Economy by Shane Hamilton. Is rational man extinct? Searching for Homo Economicus. What can Cameron do? Ross McKibbin on the Tories and the financial

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