num_pages: 710
description: 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
language: English
title: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
titlecomplete: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
genres: Audiobook, History, Cooking, Science, Health, Nutrition, Politics, Food, Nonfiction, Environment
ratings_count: 201846
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold), awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Orion Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Large Print Press