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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2001
Kirkus Star FAST FOOD NATION: THE DARK SIDE OF THE ALL-AMERICAN MEAL
by Eric Schlosser
"An exemplary blend of polemic and journalism, guaranteed to put you off your lunch."
A tale full of sound, fury, and popping grease. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 11, 2006
Kirkus Star THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA: A NATURAL HISTORY OF FOUR MEALS
by Michael Pollan
"Revelations about how the way we eat affects the world we live in, presented with wit and elegance."
The dilemma--what to have for dinner when you are a creature with an open-ended appetite--leads Pollan (Journalism/Berkeley; The Botany of Desire, 2001, etc.) to a fascinating examination of the myriad connections along the principal food chains that lead from earth to dinner table. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 19, 2005
Kirkus Star DON’T EAT THIS BOOK: FAST FOOD AND THE SUPERSIZING OF AMERICA
by Morgan Spurlock
"A powerful work of reporting and punditry."
Spurlock, the man behind the hit documentary Super Size Me, again savages the fast-food industry. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 10, 2003
FOOD, INC.: MENDEL TO MONSANTO--THE PROMISES AND PERILS OF THE BIOTECH HARVEST
by Peter Pringle
"A meaty addition to the growing GM debate."
Two cheers for transgenic tomatoes and Frankensteined frankfurters. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2008
THE END OF FOOD
by Paul Roberts
"A revealing, deeply dismaying overview of how the world's food is produced and marketed."
From Harper's contributor Roberts (The End of Oil, 2004), another dire warning of hard times ahead. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
FOOD REBELS, GUERRILLA GARDENERS, AND SMART-COOKIN' MAMAS: FIGHTING BACK IN AN AGE OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE
by Mark Winne
"A good combination of solid research and affirmative testimonials."
More food for thought from a veteran agricultural activist. Read full book review >