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by Michael Pollan (Author)
One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year - A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century
Winner of the James Beard Award Author of How to Change Your Mind and the #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defense of Food and Food Rules What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore's Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan's revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food. Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world. Ten years later, The Omnivore's Dilemma continues to transform the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.Author Biography
Michael Pollan is the author of eight books, including How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. He is also the author of the audiobook Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Made the Modern World. A longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine, Pollan teaches writing at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.
Number of Pages: 464
Dimensions: 1.5 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN
Publication Date: May 01, 2006
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award (2006)
Award: James Beard Foundation Book Awards (2007)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
Interest Level: Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 11
