The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Authors: Pollan, Michael
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: HEA017000, CKB041000, SOC055000
ISBN: 9781101147177, Related ISBNs: 0143038583, 014305841X, 0786564202, 1101147172, 1594200823
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 464,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: "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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