He tears down the walls that separate us from what we eat, and forces us to be more responsible eaters. Michael Pollan's beautifully written book could change that. But although we have choices, few of us are aware of exactly what they are. ( From the publisher.)Įvery time you go into a grocery store you are voting with your dollars, and what goes into your cart has real repercussions on the future of the earth. And in 2008, came In Defense of Food.Ī professor of journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, Pollan is a former executive editor for Harper's and a contributing writer for the New York Times, where he continues to examine the fascinating intersections between science and culture. Five years later, Pollan produced The Omnivore's Dilemma, a delightful, compulsively readable "ecology of eating" that was named one the ten best books of the year by the New York Times and Washington Post. was one of the surprise bestsellers of 2001. A fascinating look at the interconnected evolution of plants and people, Botany. But it was Botany of Desire, published a full decade later, that put him on the map. Pollan's first book, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education (1991), was selected by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 best books ever written about gardening.
Awards-California Book Award James Beard Award, 2000Īnd 2006 Reuters-IUCN Global Award-Environmental.Where-Raised in Long Island, New York, USA.The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet. Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us - whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed - he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsĪ New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner?
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