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

Everyone should read this book...
Excellent book on food, where it comes from and eating right.

This was a great read! I was hooked as he elegantly walked me through the horrible and then amazing ways we can feed ourselves in such a diverse world.

Wow.

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

From the very beginning, Omnivore's Dilemma, it had me thinking a lot about my childhood. I grew up on my grandparents' farm in MN, where we had draft horses, cows, chickens, a garden filled with ... Read full review

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

Finally...........this took me forever, to finish! It was interesting, shocking, enlightening, informative, and downright baffling, at times! It's not at all what I had expected. I found myself ... Read full review

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

2006. NY Times Book Review One of the 10 Best Books of the Year. We eat every day of our lives but we don't often give much thought to what we put in our bodies. If we are what we eat, then when it ... Read full review

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

This was incredible. First of all because Pollan writes beautifully, which in itself is a rare pleasure, whether or not you agree with what he is saying. There is also evidence that he has read Proust ... Read full review

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

Update: The Wilson Quarterly provides a very nice slideshow of Polyface Farm, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, which plays a key role in Pollan's examination of sustainable agriculture. • • • • • • I ... Read full review

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

I liked Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma so much that I searched goodreads reviews for reasons not to like it. Let me explain. Whenever a really influential book like this comes out, there's a ... Read full review

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

If i could think of this book as a meal, then indeed Michael Pollan is a marvelous cook. He writes well, vividly and convincingly.As dense and informative as it is, the book doesn't make me feel ... Read full review