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The Great Food Gamble
John Humphrys
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Description for The Great Food Gamble
Paperback. John Humphrys' is a top political commentator and the voice of Radio 4's Today programme. The Great Food Gamble raises enormous questions and is indeed a manifesto for change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KNAC; RNC; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals, crops and fruits. He examines today's travesties: factory farming, pouring chemicals into the land, the scandal of the supermarket wars and cheap imported goods. He then turns to the future and asks: Can we save this ravaged earth and rebuild our community values? Most of all, can we reverse the damage to ourselves and our long-term health that ... Read more
John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals, crops and fruits. He examines today's travesties: factory farming, pouring chemicals into the land, the scandal of the supermarket wars and cheap imported goods. He then turns to the future and asks: Can we save this ravaged earth and rebuild our community values? Most of all, can we reverse the damage to ourselves and our long-term health that ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340770467
SKU
KKD0001960
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About John Humphrys
In a broadcasting career spanning forty years John Humphrys has reported from all over the world for the BBC and presented its frontline news programmes on both radio and television. He has won a string of national awards and been described as a 'national treasure'. He owned a dairy farm for ten years and has homes in Wales and London. ... Read more
Reviews for The Great Food Gamble
Thought-provoking, well-researched
Fordyce Maxwell, Scotsman
Compelling
Observer
Incisive and readable
Mick Hume, The Times
Humphrys's level-headedness makes the arguments all the more powerful
Paul Heiney, The Sunday Times
This could be the best diet book ever written
The Sunday Times
Without being sentimental, it is a passionate discourse... well-written and ... Read more
Fordyce Maxwell, Scotsman
Compelling
Observer
Incisive and readable
Mick Hume, The Times
Humphrys's level-headedness makes the arguments all the more powerful
Paul Heiney, The Sunday Times
This could be the best diet book ever written
The Sunday Times
Without being sentimental, it is a passionate discourse... well-written and ... Read more