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by: Michael Pollan EAN: 9780747586753 Format: Import ISBN: 0739474561 Label: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sales Rank: 802754 Studio: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Must ReadThis book is a life changer. A must read for every American, in my opinion. Rating: - eye-openingThis book is interesting and informative without being preachy. Pollan explains the reality of industrial food and the difficulty in returning to our roots. It definitely gives one a lot to think about. It's definitely influenced the way my family perceives and buys our food. Rating: - Changed my life. This book changed my life. No really, it did. It is beautifully well written but contains so much valuable and accessible information. Everyone should be required to read it because it dispels many misperceptions about food products available today. Michael Pollan is one of the greatest authors I've ever read and I recommend this book to everyone. In fact, I plan to give it to everyone for Christmas this year. Rating: - What we need to know, and don'tI heard first about this book while viewing CSpan 2 several months ago. Read this book and then his follow-up In Defense of Food: An Eater's ManifestoBoth books were eye-openers as to what we should and don't know about the omnivore's true dilemma. I'm still puzzled about "organic" but did learn to look for real food rather than all those nonfood substitutes so prevalent in our grocery stores. I'm also convinced I'll spend more to get better tasting real food from now on. I like those eggs that ... Read More Rating: - Great BookVery interesting. It is for the person who really wants to know where our food comes from. |
