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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.12
EAN: 9780143058410
Edition: Unabridged
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 014305841X
Label: Penguin Audio
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Number Of Items: 11
Publication Date: April 11, 2006
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Studio: Penguin Audio
Features:- ISBN13: 9780143058410
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The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century.
Unabridged CDs -11 CDs, 13 hours
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For me, there is no greater praise for a book. I'm 3/4 through the book now, and already, it has challenged my views on food, farming, markets, and the US. And I kinda want to be a "grass farmer."
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I tackled the book with an "It's another school assignment" mindset. I finished the book satisfied and savvy. After the few chapters I was readying myself for a couple of hours of reading. It may not be a page-turning thriller, but the humorous tone and interesting tidbits kept me reading.
Pollan turns scientific explanations about foods into understandable, plain English explanations about foods. It's easy to comprehend what he's talking about so I don't have to spare an extra ... Read More
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It took me a long time to get through this book, but it was so worth it. Thank you, Michael Pollan, for opening my eyes!
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One of the best books I've read in recent years. Author Pollan swings big, and delivers. An indictment of us, basically, as Pollan covers the entire food industry and the American public's participation in a massive scam designed to support big business.
This terrific read will make you question every bit of food you ever consume.
Highly recommended for all readers. A good book for high school students interested in discovering how the world works, as well.
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An essential book to inform and humanize us about our place in the food chain and the choices we have in the marketplace (perhaps the best way to vote). Pollard weaves a strand of his own story, affectionate and self-effacing, as he single-handedly bushwhacks the ways of our eating from paleolithic to post genetically modified. Tremendously researched passion and morality into a single meal (I mean book).
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