The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
 | Penguin, 2007, Paperback Customer Rating: 451 reviews Recommend |
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A New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us—whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.
Title: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Sales Rank: 125 in Books
Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Penguin, 2007-08-28, Paperback, 464 pages, ISBN: 0143038583
Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches, 0.85 pounds
- One of the most interesting books you will ever read.
- I went into this book with the expectation it would shove a bunch of ideals down my throat, and try to turn me into a vegan. This couldn't be further from the truth. From the very start of The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan simply presents the facts (and his own experiences) and leaves the rest up to you. But even more, he does… More reviews
- Excellent Book, Great reading
- Feels good to be aware of what is going on w/ our food, our world, our economy, and others around us. Don't be an Ostrich....… More reviews
- A Great Two-Thirds of a Book I Couldn't Finish
- My title says it all. I ripped through the first two-thirds or so thinking this was one of the greatest non-fiction books I've read. I learned a ton about the business of food production I never knew, told in a excellent narrative style that made the book a page-turner. But then he went pig hunting and started to bore the bejesus out of me, and the… More reviews
- An important read concerning global resources
- Ominivore's Dilemma is a must read for those concerned both with the mis-allocation of agricultural resources. Everyone deserves to know what Pollan tells us: the commodity corn industry has perverted the entire food production process, from the destruction of the land due to overplanting of corn and the intense use of nitrogen-based chemical fertilizers, to the force feeding of corn… More reviews
- The dilemma - where do we shop, and what do we buy?
- Michael Pollan comes through with another excellent book to trace food from the ground to the dinner table. I appreciated his conversational style and narrative that started from step 1 and ended with a dinner with his friends and family. Pollan muddies the waters about how we should be eating - sustainable, not, organic, not, "natural", not - it is certainly… More reviews
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