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

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

by Michael Pollan

The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century

"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... (read more)

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