In Defence of Food
The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
$22.48
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2009
Summary
‘A must-read … satisfying, rich … loaded with flavour’ Sunday Telegraph
This book is a celebration of food. By food, Michael Pollan means real, proper, simple food - not the kind that comes in a packet, or has lists of unpronounceable ingredients, or that makes nutritional claims about how healthy it is. More like the kind of food your great-grandmother would recognize.
In Defence of Food is a simple invitation to junk the science, ditch the diet and instead rediscove…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141034720 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141034726 |
| Author: | Michael Pollan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
‘If you’re prone to pondering the nutritional advice we’re spoon-fed by ‘experts’, this book is a very necessary antidote’ Timeout ‘In Defence of Food … instantly makes redundant all diet books and 99 per cent of discussions around healthy eating’ Daily Mail ‘Read this witty book for a healthier life and diet’ Times ‘Eminently sensible’ Evening Standard ‘His approach is steeped in honesty and self-awareness. His cause is just, his thinking is clear, and his writing is compelling’ Washington Post
About The Author
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan is an award-winning author, activist and journalist. His international best-selling books about the way we live today -including How to Change Your Mind, This Is Your Mind on Plants, In Defence of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma- - combine meticulous reporting with anthropology, philosophy, culture, health and natural history. Time Magazine has named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world. He lives in the Bay Area of California with his wife.
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