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More thoughtful and readable than Fast Food Nation. It is Pollan's exploration of the omnivore's dilemma (having to choose what to eat), rather than a treatise on what we should eat and why.
My only complaint is the number of times he writes "different than" rather than "different from". ...more
My only complaint is the number of times he writes "different than" rather than "different from". ...more
11/07 I'm finaly done! I've taken my sweet time with this book, dreading the moment when I'd reach the last page. I've read and re read each chapter- I've gone back and marked up pages with notes, thoughts, and reactions. I love how Pollan writes and have learned so much from this book- this is one of my favorites I must say- the best book I've read in the last two years...
9/26 I'm half way through this book and still love it- (I know I'm reading slowly! I've been traveling a lot...) I will neve ...more
9/26 I'm half way through this book and still love it- (I know I'm reading slowly! I've been traveling a lot...) I will neve ...more
This is an incredible book. Every section is educational and yet thoroughly entertaining. I loved the first section about the corn and industrial food industry. I loved the investigation into organic foods. It will certainly make me think twice about buying food just because it says organic. Most of all, I loved everything about Polyface Farm. I'd love to visit that place myself someday.
After finishing this book, I'm not sure if I want to start hunting or become a vegetarian. I also have a stron ...more
After finishing this book, I'm not sure if I want to start hunting or become a vegetarian. I also have a stron ...more
Jun 09, 2012
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Food for thought. And thought for food. Michael Pollan looks at the US's food supply mechanisms and provides lots of good information in an accessible and readable way.
I recommend this book for everyone who eats! ...more
I recommend this book for everyone who eats! ...more
pg. 6: "Some philosophers have argued that the very open-endedness of human appetite is responsible for both our savagery and civility, since a creature that could conceive of eating anything (including, notably, other humans) stands in particular need of ethical rules, manners, and rituals. We are not only what we eat, but how we eat, too."
pg. 43: "[Vaclav Smil] estimates that two of every five humans on earth today would not be alive if not for Fritz Haber's invention [process to artificially ...more
pg. 43: "[Vaclav Smil] estimates that two of every five humans on earth today would not be alive if not for Fritz Haber's invention [process to artificially ...more
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