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The Omnivore´s Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued)
Michael Pollan
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Description for The Omnivore´s Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued)
Paperback. The startling truth behind the food we consume in the twenty-first century Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332. The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World. 464 pages. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight: 316.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
316g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408812181
SKU
V9781408812181
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About Michael Pollan
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
Reviews for The Omnivore´s Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued)
‘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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more