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... felt this book was a bit on the slow side in some parts. Very glad I read it though and I've heard even better things about In Defense of Food and plan to read that one in 2010. In the interest of helping myself reach 75 for the year, I amended my list of January reads. I originally hadn't ...

... FOOD POLITICS: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition by Marion Nestle IN DEFENSE OF FOOD: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan HOLY COWS AND HOG HEAVEN: The Food Buyer's Guide To Farm Friendly Food by Joel Salatin The Contrary Farme ...

... Rodale Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. I'm moving more toward dietary reform. Just this morning finished In Defense of Food, the logical and almost obligatory follow-up to Pollan's earlier The Omnivore's Dilemma.

#63 - It may have been part of In Defense of Food. This aging thing really makes me cranky. When I do manage to remember something I can't remember where I read it. :o/

#49 - I think that's why so many of us said this was so hard to do. #45 - I read In Defense of Food first, maybe a year or two ago and it had a similar effect, but Dilemma went into so much more detail. I have really tried to change the way I food shop. Along that line I really want to read ...

What wonderful reviews you write! I'm on the hunt for a Louise Penny mystery and Pollen's In Defense of Food

... Obama **** 6. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, Julia Alvarez *** 5. Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels ** 4. In Defense of Food, Pollan **** 3. The Shack by William P. Young ***** 2. Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling **1/2 1. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell ***

... In addition to enjoying the travel reading, I found the story a fascinating follow-on to my reading last week of Pollan's In Defense of Food, where Pollan advocates as much as possible going back to old ways of growing, farming, etc. Peter Kerr's story of a couple from Scotland who purchase a ...

... In addition to enjoying the travel reading, I found the story a fascinating follow-on to my reading last week of Pollan's In Defense of Food, where Pollan advocates as much as possible going back to old ways of growing, farming, etc. Peter Kerr's story of a couple from Scotland who purchase a ...

... In addition to enjoying the travel reading, I found the story a fascinating follow-on to my reading last week of Pollan's In Defense of Food, where Pollan advocates as much as possible going back to old ways of growing, farming, etc. Peter Kerr's story of a couple from Scotland who purchase a ...

613.200 In Defense of Food Michael Pollan. An excellent explanation of how the field of 'nutritionism' and marketing forces in the US have changed the diet (and-- the author posits--the health) of the western world, specifically the US. My full review is on tututhefirst in 999 Challenge : TUTU IS CRAZY- she's doing 999 x 2! (Aug 22, 2009, 11:09pm)

Category #2: Leftovers from challenge #1: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. I had a food category in the first 999, and had originally intended to read Pollan's 1st book The Omnivore's Dilemma (still on my TBR shelf, but I also needed an audio book to listen to this week ...

#36 In Defense of Food Michael Pollan. I love to eat, and have the shape to prove it. I grew up with an Italian grandma (dad's side of the family) who had to feed 8 sons on a very limited budget, and an Irish mother who couldn't cook anything very exciting (she never learned how). When ...

... now - looking forward to it after your review. I loved Animal Vegetable Miracle and I also liked Pollan's other book In Defense of Food. I'm aware that I probably read (will read) Pollan's two books in the wrong order! Oops...

... at the bookstore yesterday, but I usually wait for the paperback, used if possible. Reading the first J. Antonelli book The Defense by D.W. Buffa. Great, but I think I have it figured out already. It's a great story, but having read most of the others in the series before this one, I may ...

... One Of The Strain Trilogy Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Hit and Run Hit List Hit Parade In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Life As We Knew It Ark Baby Child of God Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Geek Love No Dominion Ne ...

#122 -- hi! #123 -- In Defense of Food is on my wishlist/TBR -- looking forward to reading that one as well. Thanks for stopping by!

... Vegetable Miracle and I agree - it is a wonderful book that has the potential to be life-changing. More recently I read In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan and enjoyed that as well. I think the two books complement each other. Glad you are enjoying your reading! Angela

... - young adult; second book in the Lost Books series, I thought this one a bit better than the first; recommended 291. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan - nonfiction; this book was very interesting to me, especially in conjunction with 2 other books I am reading: Barbara Kingsolver's ...

24. In Defense of Food - I love Michael Pollan, and I agree with this book and its views. That said, I think it could have been better organized and edited. I definitely preferred An Omnivore's Dilemma to this one.

I am starting In Defense of Food today and then will be tackling the 3 volumes of The Diary of Gideon Welles.

The Omnivore's Dilemma is really good. Pollan's other food book In defense of food is also worth checking out. A quick read -- very entertaining and interesting. Right now I'm loving Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edi ...

This topic is near and dear to my heart :-) I actually like Pollan's In Defense of Food much better than Omnivore's Dilemma. Pollan is one of the newer writers on this topic, but all the various organic groups (in my home state, that means Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc) have been ...

... in theaters), although I don't eat much fast food anyway. I highly recommend this book. Pollan has written a sequel, call in Defense of Food but I haven't read it yet.

I second The Book Thief Also: The Poisonwood Bible 1984 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle In Defense of Food Pride and Prejudice A Thousand Splendid Suns When we say for everyone to read, are we assuming culturally similar English-speakers? I include The Poinsonwood Bible and A T ...

... Then there is Michael Pollan. I strongly recommend The Omnivore's Dilemma, about where our food comes from. I also liked In Defense of Food, which is good, but not as good as Omnivore. I have Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle on my TBR pile - I plan to read it this summer. I ...

#176 - Not to mention all the chemicals. :o/ After reading Fast Food Nation and In Defense of Food I check labels ALL the time. So many of those additives are unhealthy and some are just plain toxic.

... your thread and letting us know how you are! Looks like you have gotten quite a bit of reading done. I already have In Defense of Food on Planet TBR and am anxious to read it.

I just read In Defense of Food and really enjoyed it as well.

... way through until the very end. A great summer read full of heart, definitely appealing to the female audience. 41. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. A challenging and convicting book about the inherent dangers of the "Western" diet and the ideology of "nutritionism". Whether ...

Hi Angela- Thanks for your review of In Defense of Food. It sounds like one I'd like. I've read The Omnivore's Dilemma and Animal Vegetable Miracle, and liked both of them. Another "how to eat well" book that I liked is Jane Goodall's Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating. It is ...

... The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Memoranda During the War by Walt Whitman

Finally, finally finished In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan after over a year of false starts and skimming. As I've lost over 40 lbs since reading Pollan's "Unhappy Meals" (an article in the New York Times Magazine that was a precursor to the book), I fear that now I've ...

... things that we can't do while living... and reports that dead people can sometimes fart. 613 Promotion of health In defense of food: an eater's manifesto -more about thinking holistically, sustainably, and healthfully about food, menus, nutrition, etc. The mainfesto is: Eat Food. Not ...

#145 - I will keep an eye out for that. I should have mentioned my food plan is also based on In Defense of Food, which sounds similar to what you are describing. There are no recipes in that book, though. Interestingly, Pollan makes a call for avoiding most of the foods from the inside ...

... I have said the same thing to myself on a few occasions. I wish I could be that easy going all the time, lol... 72. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan 4 stars, or possibly 4 1/2. I really enjoyed this book. I think it would be a great companion book to Animal, Vegetable, Miracle ...

... 611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers 613 Promotion of health In defense of food: an eater's manifesto 639 Hunting, fishing, conservation Leviathan: the history of whaling in America 641 Food and drink Animal, ...

... there were also extras in several categories that I still want to read. 1. Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson. 2. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. 3. The Private Patient by P.D. James 4. There is a Season Joan Chittister, OSB 5. Chocolate: A Love Story by Max Brenner 6. ...

... Obama **** 6. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, Julia Alvarez *** 5. Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels ** 4. In Defense of Food, Pollan **** 3. The Shack by William P. Young ***** 2. Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling **1/2 1. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell ***

28. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan - finished 4/22/09 Here's a book to make you think twice about buying frozen meals. It's not so much the horror stories (this isn't The Jungle) as the greater ...

Hey bfretig, i've finally read In defense of food. Although the manifesto is good, as you've found out, we'll be faced with the battle between convenience and freshness. I've been using a "simpler" manifesto. Eat everything in moderation. You sort of diversify your palette to include both the ...

... book, which is a fun, though rather dark, sword & sorcery novel, and have listened to the first couple of chapters of In Defense of Food.

Book Started: In Defense of Food Category: Audiobooks Although I'm still rockin' Suite Francaise in the car, I decided I needed an audiobook to get me through the tedium of job applications and income tax forms. So far, enjoying it, though I think I'm familiar with most of the arguments ...

... I love to cook and eat! I have a cookbook fetish. I love to just sit and read them. A book on food I really enjoyed was In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.

Before I forget, let me add two more books here on the forum. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan and The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. I have thoughts about each of them, but, will write them up at a later posting.

... I'm reading Omnivore's Dilemma now and have read the Ishmael, Story of B, and My Ishmael. Has anyone read In Defense of Food yet? I am considering reading some of the works by Joe Salatin of Polyface Farms (which is featured in OD).

Great review of Michael Pollan - I loved In Defence of Food and Botany of Desire, and I think I'll have to give this one a go now, too. You're right, he really does make you think about the way you live, and inspires you to make changes.

... and humble. This was the first I've read by him, and I look forward to getting my hands on others by him - in particular, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Beware - I don't think I've ever read a more life-changing book than this - it isn't for the faint of heart. It demands a fair ...

... necessary if the advice contained therein is really so self-evident." I remember thinking the same thing as I read In Defense of Food. Compared to The Omnivore's Dilemma, it was very simple, very obvious, very common sense. However, I do think that Pollan found himself at a unique ...

>71, Bob, I take it you've read In Defense of Food? I'd be interested in your thoughts. I remember being somewhat disappointed with it when I read it last year. The following musings are stolen verbatim from my own LT review: It seemed so obvious - I know reviewers and Pollan himself have ...

... UNC 2 yrs ago when we went to hear him. He may be a "just" a journalist but he really does his homework. His latest book, in defense of food has a lengthy section of the problems inherent in "nutritionism" - the epidemiology of diet which is very up to date, and justly scathing, in parts. ...

... podcast, 60-second Science. >45 I'm conflicted about In Defense of Food -- it had an outstanding, important takeaway ("nutritionism") but didn't have book-length content (my review tracyfox in 999 Challenge : Detailmuse ... 999 Challenge (Feb 18, 2009, 10:21am)

... him through Second Nature and then went on to read Botany of Desire and Omnivore's Dilemma. I haven't been drawn to In Defense of Food, it seems like a rehash of earlier themes. Have you read it? The cover of Summer World is really gorgeous. Strange that it has spring ephemerals on ...

... interaction through case studies of the apple, potato, tulip and marijuana; and his sequel (and rather more of a polemic) in defense of food. Which he sums up @ the beginning - "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." - by food, meaning something that your grandmother (or, by now) great ...

... and picking #1, but who knows how long I can hold out. Anyway, I've taken two off the list: The Geography of Bliss and In Defense of Food. I downloaded both of them in audio format from my public library website. I'm currently listening to The Geography of Bliss and enjoying it very, very ...

I enjoyed In Defense of Food, but not quite as much as The Omnivore's Dilemma

I would pick In Defense of Food ( on my TBR pile) Enchantress of Florence ( read-interesting ) Diary of a Bad Year ( haven't read-looks good ) Monsters of Templeton ( just bought! ) Three by Vonnegut ( I'm sure that I read one of them ) Good list -a number of the other books look ...

... 12. Gulag Archipelago, Soljenitsyne (it's abridged) 13. Essential Chomsky 14. Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner 15. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan 16. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah

... aspects of The Omnivore's Dilemma eye-opening and will be interested to see if you think there is enough new material in In Defense of Food to merit reading it as well. We have both selected some of the same nature classics -- Silent Spring, Walden and Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. I'd like to ...

Okay, I think I have officially stopped reading In Defense of Food. It was quite interesting, but to be honest every time I walked by my bookshelf, I considered it, then grabbed another book.

... zo Best book for aspiring conservatives: Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard Best book for aspiring liberals: In Defense of Food: an eater's manifesto by Michael Pollan Best book for aspiring CIA agents: Killing Hope by William Blum Best book for aspiring Christian ...

9. Non-fiction (4 of which must be Catholic NF) 1. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan 2/09 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Other books I have read in 2009 that don't fit in my catergories

... time traveler's wife by Audrey Niffenegger 4. Under the Tuscan sun by Frances Mayes 5. In defense of food: an eater's manifesto by Michael Pollan 6. Pain killers by Jerry Stahl 7. What was lost by Catherine O'Flynn 8. ...

... Adria and others at this Barcelona restaurant Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering by Henry Petroski In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Havana Deco by Alejandro Alonso - which I already own! France, a Love Story: Women Write About the French Experience ...

... rated today, there were 15 books, none of which show on my Most Recent Activity. Also, between The Shadow of the Wind and In Defense of Food (the third book listed on Most Recent Activity) are 5 books that were rated but aren't listed.

... 600-699- Technology 7 not assigned 610.820 In the Land of Invisible Women Ahmed, Quanta 12/08 613.200 In Defense of Food Michael Pollan. 616.842 Life on Wheels the A to Z guide to living fully with Mobility issues Gary Karp 634.310 Manana, Manana Peter Kerr 636.089 B ...

... The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared Diamond Survival of the Sickest by Sharon Moalem In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Opdyke

I'm hoping to get more reading done now that I've finished school for the semester, so here's this week's list: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, which I bought from Strand. It seems promising, but I haven't really been able to get into it that much - I already eat really healthily (I'm ...

... topic now. I used that as one of my categories for my 888 challenge, and I'm using it again for my 999 challenge. In Defense of Food was great! I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

42. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan I found this far less enjoyable than Pollan's previous two books, Botany of Desire and Omnivore's Dilemma. Yes, it was informative, but a lot of it was old news, especially if you've read Omnivore's Dilemma. Yeah, yeah, fresh fruits and vegetables ...

Category the Fifth: BOOKS ABOUT FOOD 'Cause I love food. 1. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollen 2. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain 3. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

... by Anna Politkovskaya, The End of America by Naomi Wolf and now I'm in the midst of three (count 'em, THREE) books: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller and Mysteries of the Dark Moon by Demetra George. Will I finish any of these before year's ...

... life of oscar wao   The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander Non-Fiction -   Michael Pollan In defense of food   Noah Adams Piano Lessons Poetry -   Laura Fargas an animal of the sixth day (reread)   Ruth Stone in the next galaxy ... Th ...

... Stories: Interpreter of Maladies Olive Kitteridge Come to Me - (Amy Bloom) Nonfiction: In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan Amish Grace Three Cups of Tea The Partly Cloudy Patriot - Sarah Vowell

I loved Michael Pollan's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma so I just started his book called In Defense of Food. I agree with his thoughts so much. It's just that he expresses them better than I do! :)

... just left Australia I Am the Messenger and have returned to the United States to once again explore the food industry in in Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.

... Disturbances - Rivka Galchen (240) 190. The Brotherhood of the Disappearing Pants - Joseph Minton Amann (256) 191. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan (244) 192. The World Without Us - Alan Weisman (324) 193. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs - Jack Gantos (185) 194. Then We Came ...

... e 4. Something Wicked This Way Comes 5. Breakfast of Champions 6. In Defense of Food 7. Rant 8. Angels and Demons 9. The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot EC. The L ...

I'm avoiding homework and reading The Light Fantastic and In Defense of Food which I bought at Strand in a moment of weakness :) I want to start Dead Souls sometime this week as well, and The Master and the Margarita if the library manages to find its copy!

... Virago Book of Food - The Joy of Eating 6. On Digestion - Gay Bilson - Read 7. Food in History - Reay Tannahill 8. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan 9. Omnivore's Dilemna - Michael Pollan

... du Lac The Inheritance of Loss The Lost Dog The Tenderness of Wolves A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian In Defense of Food

... (1), congratulations! I'm down about 30 in a year through eating "better" (and less) and exercising more. My guides were In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (and the article in the New York Times that was a precursor) and several cookbooks of mostly Mediterranean style picked up ...

... of The Omnivore's Dilemma, though not as elegantly written, and with a bit of a travelogue thrown in. >16, 18 -- I liked In Defense of Food, though its total content made for a pretty thin book. Pollan's contempt for "nutritionism" reminded me of Colbert's "truthiness." One of his comments ...

... Looming Tower and The Great Transformation, two nonfiction books which my husband says are must-reads. Okay, and maybe In Defense of Food, too. Besides those three, I only want to read fiction--I'd like to read some more stand-out fiction!!!

27. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Finished September 15, 2008 Hardcover 201 Pages 9273 Total Pages Read 343 Average Pages Read

... it out of the park for me. My four-star books were: 1. Sweetsmoke by David Fuller: Very good as a first novel 2. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan: Pollan describes the way we should all eat 3. The Judas Strain by James Rollins: I almost never give a thriller 4 stars, ...

What would Burke eat? A review of In Defense of Food http://www.culture11.com/node/31681

... Anderson June #4 The Fall of Reach by Eric S. Nylund #5 The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy #6 In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan #7 The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka #8 My Tiny Life by Julian Dibbell July #9 Kill Zone by Jack Coughlin ...

29. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan. My review is here. A good book - not as "meaty" as Omnivore's Dilemma, but offering some new insight into how the West views food along with some practical advice for healthy ...

#139 - I'm reading In Defense of Food this week too! Because of distractions *cough cough* Breaking Dawn (which I have decided that I liked) and Expect Resistance *cough*, I'm not yet finished with Foucault's Pendulum. Should be in a couple of days though. Next up after that, unless I ...

I'm just finishing up In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, a much shorter read than Omnivore's Dilemma. I started my July ER book, Sweetsmoke by David Fuller last night.

... just finished Disobedience by Naomi Alderman, the 2006 winner of the Orange Prize for New Fiction, and I'm still reading In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Next up for fiction? I'm not sure - An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman ...

In defense of food Michael Pollan's 200 page manifesto centered on "eat food, eat less, mostly plants." The "practical" followup book to the terrific The Omnivore's Dilemma. The Political Mind by Lakoff. The good prince fabletown #10 (i am a big fan of the whole series); Alan Moore's Pro ...

... by Robert Mankoff (****) -- examination of the mind’s creative process, specifically cartooning, with illustrations In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (***) -- listened to the audiobook: what to eat when “good” and “bad” foods are changing every day; detailmuse in 888 Challenge : Edgewood's 888 (Jul 17, 2008, 7:52pm)

... and am also making changes ... the first is a real attention to not wasting food. I'm following up right now with Pollan's In Defense of Food, also good but not as deep nor gentle. And I just bought his The Botany of Desire, about how plants "use" insects and animals to help themselves ...

... by Nick Hornby 22. Interpreter of maladies : stories by Jhumpa Lahiri Fourth title in my top three. 23. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan Did he just published stuff he cut from Omnivore's Dilemma? 24. The Road to Wellville by T.C. Boyle ...

32. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan - I enjoyed this very much although I already knew a lot of the information and feel the same way about the subject of the food in today's supermarkets.

Thanks for bringing up In defense of food Shanglee. Have you read it yet? I just went through it in about two sittings. I would call it a manifesto. He says "Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants." It would be a great bumper sticker (were can I find one?) And then he expounds on that for a while. ...

>232 bookaholicgirl I've decided it's the audio reader (Scott Brick) who's cranky in In Defense of Food. I generally don't do well with audiobooks, much prefer to read, but I so enjoyed Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma that I wanted to quickly fit in his follow-up. But Brick sounds pedantic ...

I just finished Farewell, My Subaru which was short but fun. I am currently reading In Defense of Food which, so far, seems to be quite in sync with my current mode of thinking. I have heard some say that they thought the author seemed a bit "cranky" in this book as opposed to The Omnivore's ...

... -- agree about The Omnivore's Dilemma, loved it. But now I'm listening to the audiobook of Pollan's follow-up, In Defense of Food ... and he (or else the audio reader) seems very cranky :( Just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (charming epistolary ...

14. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan 15. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan 16. The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs 17. The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (loved the book, but not impressed with the movie)

... Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Plus, I got a big canvas totebag for $9.99!

... 2 rollicking reads Wuthering Heights suprisingly OK The Idea of Perfection the pull of an Australian small town. In Defence of Food for something completely different but good.

... in International Affairs The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Duke Cunningham Twilight New Moon Eclipse In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

85. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan, 2008 Great book about the history of nutritionism and the wisdom of eating traditionally. Has a great manifesto: Eat Food, Not too much, Mostly Plants.

Michael Pollan has a new book called In defense of food which may be worth checking out.

Finally finished and put In Defence of Food by Michael Pollan back on the shelf. Didn't like it. I'm still picking stories out of Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. I'll make it last as long as I can. This is fun: Quest of the Spider and The Polar Treasure, reprints from ...

... just for the nineteenth but for the twentieth century too." #18 and #19 - I loved the Omnivore's Dilemma and liked In Defense of Food. Both made me happy to live in a country where cows eat grass, for now at least!

... just the title story. After I finish this up, I will either read The Know-It-All, Stiff, When We Were Orphans or In Defense of Food. They are all from the library and due around the same time. I think I will probably start with The Know-It-All and then work through the rest of ...

#33 In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan A much shorter, much less dense follow-up to The Omnivore's Dilemma, expanding on what we should be eating. His advice is good and easy - eat real food. I wish I could afford to live the Pollan lifestyle, but that'll have to wait until after grad ...

Finished The Risk Pool by Richard Russo this afternoon. Just started In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. For short stories, I'm on Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. Stories are sharp and tight.

... LT how wonderful it is Three Plays: Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, and Private Lives by Noel Coward From the library: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse which was another LT suggestion. I love my ...

... ones are still interesting. Now I want to go get more Italo Calvino. After I finally put that book down, I have In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan that I'll need to read because the library won't renew it. Last but not least, I picked up a copy of Three Plays: Blithe Spirit, Ha ...

Nonfiction A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink (****) Bottomfeeder by Taras Grescoe (****) In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (***) The Annotated Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott (deferred) The Man Who Tasted Shapes by Richard Cytowic (deferred)

... (NF) - 02/27/2008 (5) Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe – William Rosen (NF) (6) In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto - Michael Pollan (NF) - 03/09/2008 (7) A Short History of Rudeness – Mark Caldwell (NF) (8) Medical Apartheid: The D ...

... Taras Grescoe (****) (See review) In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (***) The Omnivore's Dilemma# by Michael Pollan (*****) The Power of Now# by Eckhart Tolle (***) The Tipping Point# by Malcolm ...