Customer Review: Most educated folks have heard of Michael Pollan's famous aphoristic summation of dietary advice:
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Food Rules fleshes that out a bit, though in a fashion that is both padded and redundant. It is mildly amusing, and some of the 'rules' are likely to... more info
Customer Review: This book to me is saying, just because somethings are considered everyday normal, cool, acceptable, fine, that's good, and so on that we are all stuck in this whirlpool of status quo. Look this book might not be perfect, but it's good, it's concise and logical. I've read other books related to the... more info
Customer Review: For me, there is no greater praise for a book. I'm 3/4 through the book now, and already, it has challenged my views on food, farming, markets, and the US. And I kinda want to be a "grass farmer."
Customer Review: Having read the Omnivore's Dilemma (for Adults) I purchased this because I was thrilled that someone finally took the time to direct a book at Kids on such an important subject.
In all honesty, the OD for Adults was a very "Hard Read" if you know what I mean. This children's edition made... more info
Customer Review: I find Second Nature to be primarily a treatise on urban
landscaping for homeowners--what to do with the land on which
your house sits. A very philosophical approach to gardening.
Customer Review: First of all, if you have never read any of Michael Pollan's books, you are missing out. I would suggest reading The Omnivore's Dilemma first, but this book is very good also. It is a look at how instead of us conquering and "domesticating" four kinds of plants, they have in fact figured out how to... more info
Customer Review: I love Michael Pollan's books-- I think he's a great researcher and is very good at presenting that information. However, any time he writes about his own experiences this annoying voice and character emerges-- that of a geek, perhaps-- and it's definitely not someone you want to spend a few hours... more info
Customer Review: In this book, Wendell Berry forcefully and convincingly communicates the dangers of the agribusiness in this country. His prose is exact, yet beautiful. I could not put the book down.
Customer Review: Thought provoking in a way that reminds you of Arnold Toynbee's "The World and The West", Mahbubani's book considers numerous 20th century and recent geo-political and Internatioanal political events and issues from a non-Western perspective. His message is that the influence and power of the West... more info
Customer Review: Michael Pollan is a fine writer and a deep thinker who has made much of his career out of taking on our relationship to the world at a personal level and reporting on it. He did this with gardening in Second Nature: A Gardener's Education and took on agriculture and diet in his highly successful... more info
