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

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

2006 • 480 pages

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Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, may determine or survival as a species. Packed with profound surprises, The Omnivore's Dilemma is changing the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.
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I started this one again recently, having not made it past the first section on corn. Now I'm to the part where he's about to go pig-hunting. It's great. But it's a tough read because it's hard to ignore changes in my life that need to happen.

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March 6, 2022

Good book - very inspiring. I like the practical, realistic approach.

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