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

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"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential foods nature offers, humans have had to learn what is safe, and what isn't—which mushrooms should be avoided, for example, and which berries we can enjoy. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance. The cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet has thrown us back on a bewildering landscape where we once again have to worry about which of those tasty-looking morsels might kill us. At the same time we're realizing that our food choices also have profound implications for the health of our environment. The Omnivore's Dilemma is bestselling author Michael Pollan's brilliant and eye-opening exploration of these little-known but vitally important dimensions of eating in America.

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ISBN-10:	1594200823
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781594200823
Author:	Michael Pollan
Publisher:	The Penguin Press Toronto
Publication Date:	4/2006
Pages:	320 pp
Size/Dimensions:	9 1/2 x 6 1/2
Binding:	Hardcover