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The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
Michael Pollan
Dial, 2009
great book for anyone who eats
I really liked this book alot. Pollan breaks down eating in the US in a manner thats easy to understand, informative but not preachy. I think anyone who is very health conscious or wants to be should read this. Looking forward to reading In Defense of Food.
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Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill
Daniel Imhoff
Watershed Media, 2007
Farm Policy for Dummies (Like Me)
Word of the day: "cornification." Cornification, in a nutshell, is the takeover of a diverse landscape by one mighty plant: corn. The "Effects of Cornification" graphic on page 17 of Dan Imhoff's new book shows the results: the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, factory ...
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Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn
Metropolis Books, 2008
Great helpful insight to grow your own food w/flowers!
From idea to finish, Fred Haeg 'allows' you to dig up the lawn and USE it for beauty and food. He gives you insight as to what will the neighbors think. This is a teaching book giving help and ideas to today's
'boomers' who still do not know or want to realize what ...
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A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
Michael Pollan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
An intimate tour of a writer's most sacred place: the house of their dreams
I was astonished to see that there are *any* less than stellar reviews for this book, so let me speak in defense of Michael Pollan's sophomore effort: You Must Read This Book!
For those who loved The Omnivore's Dilemma, this book describes the process by which the ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
Recommended and Delicious
I tackled the book with an "It's another school assignment" mindset. I finished the book satisfied and savvy. After the few chapters I was readying myself for a couple of hours of reading. It may not be a page-turning thriller, but the humorous tone and interesting ...
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Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food
Wendell Berry
Counterpoint, 2009
Berry Takes the Cake!
"Wendell Berry is one of today's most popular essayists and Bringing It to the Table which includes his stories about food and farm life is the perfect book about understanding where our food comes from. The introduction by Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's ...
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Michael Pollan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2009
Food Rules That Will Stick With You
Food Rules is a simple book, short, easily read, and readily digested. Its simplicity is deceptive, as it represents a marvelous distillation of Michael Pollan's far more detailed other books on food The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food.
As a family ...
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
A fascinating discussion of the relationship between plants & humans
Any fans of Henry Hobhouse's Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind and Seeds of Wealth: Five Plants That Made Men Rich will enjoy this book. His conversational writing style and inclusion of interesting anecdotes reminded me of John Mc Phee's Oranges.
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2009
Required Reading
When I first noticed the title of this book I couldn't understand why food would be defended but after reading the book I not only understood the title but I discovered why such a defense is vitally important.
You might think of the premise of this book to be a sort ...
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
Michael Pollan
Grove Press, 2003
Wonderful picture of a garden
This is a book I wish I'd caught earlier - written in the late 80's, it displays the kind of writing that made Pollan famous. The combination of history, garden information, and good writing makes it a pleasure to follow Pollan's development of his property and his ...
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Voices of the Land
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004
Gorgeous, reflective pieces abound
What does it mean to really know the land, or a wild space? The essays compiled and edited by Jamie Crelly Purinton for Voices Of The Land go well beyond commercial or economic values to consider the ecological and social meaning of land stewardship, from getting to ...
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In Defense of Food (An Unabridged Production)[5-CD Set]; An Eater's Manifesto
Michael (Author); Pollan
Penguin, 2009
Pollan pokes a hole in the bloated American waistline
Now this was an excellent book, although I must admit that part of the reason that I found it excellent was that it provides well-researched evidence to support what I, and a lot of other people, already believe about the average American diet. I listened to the ...
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Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical
Willem Lemmers, Emma Sweeney, ...
Artisan, 1999
Spell-binding and amazing
In all of my years, I have never seen quite a unique and exquisite celebration of the maginificence of these natural wonders. Christopher Baker's eye portray's the simple elegance of these flowers with a passion that is fascinating. One can hardly appreciate the ...
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In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan
Penguin Books, 2008
Against Nutritionism, and For a Return to Basic Foods--With a Caveat
Pollan, the author, traces many of the maladies of modern civilization to the artificial aspects of many of our foods. For instance, our need for constant dental care stems from our western diets (pp. 96-97). Oddly enough, our digestive tract has as many neurons as the ...
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World
Michael Pollan
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002
I Love This Book!
A fascinating read. The Botany of Desire is quite possibly my favorite book. You'll find yourself quoting all kinds of interesting facts about the history of apples and never wanting to eat non-organic potatoes ever again. I constantly recommend this book to others, ...
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