The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century. Unabridged CDs -11 CDs, 13 hours
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
It Is A Dilemma:
I enjoyed another book by Pollan and also enjoyed this book, inasmuch that the subject matter can be "enjoyed." It is a distrubing look at the food industry and what is happening to us and our food sources. Of course some of the examples are not all encompassing and many places may not operate as described, yet there is enough information contained in this book (and news reports that we see and hear about otherwise) that yes these issues exist - the abuse of farmland and the animals that we eat. I... more info
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals:
It will change the way you think about food. I will never look at a can of corn the same way.
Omnivore's Dilema-Moral Confusion:
I found Michael Pollan's book to be quite informative and interesting. The strength of the book was the detailing of much of the modern food chain and our dependence on but a very few staple items, namely corn and soy, to supply a very high percentage of our caloric needs. The percentage of our total caloric needs ultimately supplied by corn is quite amazing. There are many interesting facts that should make readers much more interested in a more varied diet, and making sure the food they eat is as... more info
not so much what we eat, but WHO WE ARE:
Like any really great natural history, The Omnivore's Dilemma is not so much about what we eat, but who we are. The book has three main sections - highly-processed (corn-driven) food, local/organic food and self-caught food. The first part on processed food is a thoughtful expose of how culturally removed we've become from the vast majority of the food we consume - removed from its irresponsible calorie content, desensitized to the lives of the animals we consume, and out of touch with its underlying... more info
