Fruitless Fall

Fruitless Fall

by | Sep 22, 2009 | Environment, Nonfiction

Rating:  Fruitless Fall:  The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis, by Rowan Jacobsen.  Bloomsbury (2008), 279 pages. Echoing Rachel Carson’s Silent Snow, Jacobsen’s Fruitless Fall informs us of the plight of honey bees...
In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food

by | Sep 6, 2009 | Nonfiction, Other

Rating:  In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan.  Penguin Press (2008), 256 pages. Though I am a huge fan of The Omnivore’s Dilemma (a 2007 Gustine  Award winner), I had some concerns about Pollan’s new book also being about the food we eat. Could...
The Omnivore’s Dilemma

The Omnivore’s Dilemma

by | Sep 4, 2009 | Environment, Nonfiction

Rating:  The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan.  Penguin Press (2006), 450 pages. I was prepared to wade through a fair amount of dry technical talk on vegetable genetics and the like, in order to get to the good stuff in this book.  I’m...