The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World
We can eat almost anything nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. This book reveals the startling truth behind the food we consume in the twenty-first century.
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| ISBN-13 |
9781408812181 |
| ISBN-10 |
1408812185 |
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| Stock |
Ready to ship - Less than 10 items |
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| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Publication Date |
1 February 2011
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| International Publication Date |
1 January 2011 |
| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Paperback
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| Author(s) |
By Pollan, Michael |
| Category |
Cultural Studies
Cookery / Food & Drink Etc
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| Number of Pages |
464 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 32mm |
| Weight |
321g |
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Description of this Book
What shall we have for dinner? Such a simple question has grown to have a very complicated answer. We can eat almost anything nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic, local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? As the American culture of fast food and unlimited choice invades the world, Pollan follows his next meal from land to table, tracing the origin of everything consumed and the implications for ourselves and our planet. His astonishing findings will shock all who care about what they put on their plate.
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
'Beautifully written and shocking investigation of what slips into the swelling American stomach ... entertaining and eloquent' Daily Telegraph 'This is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read in a while ... After you read this book there will be things you don't want to eat, ever again ... An honest, brilliant, troubling book. I recommend it to anyone' Evening Standard 'Convivial, creative and deeply disturbing, though he does offer hope ... it has certainly changed the way I think about food' Audrey Niffenegger, Guardian 'On our we-need-to-know-this reading list ... a patient investigation of his nation's calorie industries' Mail on Sunday |
| UK Review |
Bertrams Star Rating: 3 stars (out of 5) |
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Author's Bio
Michael Pollan is the author of Second Nature, A Place of My Own, and The Botany of Desire, which was recognized as a best book of the year by the American Booksellers Association and Amazon. A longtime contributor to the New York Times Magazine, Pollan is also the Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. www.michaelpollan.com
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