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The Omnivore's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

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The Omnivore's Dilemma

By: Michael Pollan
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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 One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year

Winner of the James Beard Award

Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers 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.©2006 Michael Pollan; (P)2006 Penguin Audio Agricultural & Food Sciences Food & Wine Food Science Gastronomy Science Social Sciences Nutrition Health Capitalism Natural History Sustainability Ecosystem
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The wisdom of living well in a world worth living in.
I feel this is a book that should be required reading for everyone. It's beautiful and takes the reader through deep thoughts on food and our views and customs around food. It is truely food for thought. The writer manages to look at ideas and believes from different viewpoints and not proclaim one view 'better' than the other, rather pointing at the costs to nature of each. moved to tears at times...

Great book!

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A great book but easily 2 or 3 hours too long. Author explores the topic thoroughly but goes off on tangents frequently.

Informative

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.. well researched and perfectly narrated.. it has certainly made me reconsider my view of food, especially that of industrial processed origins..

An excellent book

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great book. particularly the first section on American agriculture and manufactured food and the second section on sustainable farming. last section interesting, but I found the philosophy a bit slow. I really enjoyed it and will buy his other books.

a stimulating book.

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Loved the thorough exploration of different food chains and the relative impacts of each. Really felt some highs and lows as the author described feed lots and farming systems, veganism and what it’s like to hunt, I learnt a lot about industrial and organic food that I didn’t know before. Another fabulous book by Pollan.

Lengthy, but worth it

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