A Natural History of Four Meals Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
Hardcover, 711 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2006 by Thorndike Press.
In this groundbreaking book, one of America's most fascinating writers turns his mind to this seemingly straightforward question. The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but, according to Pollan, how we answer it today may well determine our very survival as a species. To find out, Pollan follows each of the food chains that sustain us -- industrial food, organic or alternative food, and food we forage ourselves -- from the source to the final meal, and in the process develops a definitive account of the American way of eating. --back cover
This book is a real tour-de-force through the topic of where our food comes from. It is also well-written, and the scholarship feels correct.
