by Cindy | 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...
by Cindy | 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...