The Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollan
One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the YearWinner of the James Beard Award
Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defense of Food and Food Rules
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, as the dawn of the twenty-first century, may determine our survival as a species. Packed with profound surprises, The Omnivore's Dilemma is changing the way Americans thing about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.
Coming from The Penguin Press in 2013, Michael Pollan's newest book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation--the story of our most trusted food expert's culinary education
Thoughtful, engrossing . You're not likely to get a better explanation of exactly where your food comes from.
-The New York Times Book Review
An eater's manifesto . Pollan's] cause is just, his thinking is clear, and his writing is compelling. Be careful of your dinner
-The Washington Post
Outstanding. a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits.
--The New Yorker
If you ever thought 'what's for dinner' was a simple question, you'll change your mind after reading Pollan's searing indictment of today's food industry-and his glimpse of some inspiring alternatives. I just loved this book so much I didn't want it to end.
-The Seattle Times
Michael Pollan is the author of seven previous New York Times best-selling books, including Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire. He's also the author of Caffeine: How Caffeine Built the Modern World, an audiobook. He teaches writing at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley, and is a longtime writer to the New York Times Magazine. He was named one of the world's one hundred most important persons by TIME magazine in 2010.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594132056 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594132054 |
| Title | The Omnivores Dilemma |
| Author | Michael Pollan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Large Print Press |
| Year published | 2007-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 710 |
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