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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Contributor(s): Pollan, Michael (Author)

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ISBN: 0143038583     ISBN-13: 9780143038580
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - General
- Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Nutrition
- Cooking | History
Dewey: 394.12
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Lexile Measure: 930(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.90 lbs) 480 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 09/09/2007 pg. 36
People Weekly 09/03/2007 pg. 53
Newsweek 01/28/2008 pg. 48
New Yorker (The) 06/22/2009 pg. 83
Newsweek 08/09/2010 pg. 54
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 132724
Reading Level: 6.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 11.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits. --The New Yorker

One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year and Winner of the James Beard Award

Author of How to Change Your Mind and the #1 New York Times Bestseller In Defense of Food and Food Rules

What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore's Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan's revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food. Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world. Ten years later, The Omnivore's Dilemma continues to transform the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.

 
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