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#59 - Errr, um... maggie, I haven't read The Omnivore's Dilemma yet. I was raving about In Defense of Food by the same dude. Odd how the second touchstone is broken.

I am working on The Omnivore's Dilemma : a natural history of four meals by Michael Pollan interesting book about food and how it is produced, very eye opening and a little sickening. Microtrends by Mark Penn and E. Kinney Zalesne Just started this but looks like it will be ...

... see how far I can push it in a year. A few more books read never hurt anyone and I'm already off to a good start. 1. The Omnivore's Dilemma (Pollan) 2. Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett) 3. Foundation (Isaac Asimov)

I bought The omnivore's Dilemma on the strength of clam's raving about it and now that will compete wih Alice in Wonderland - an interesting contrast, but some strange common threads.

I bought The Omnivore's Dilemma today from my favorite small book store. She is having to move to a new location because her current rent is going up so much. She is definitely struggling to stay open - is it the economy? is it the fate of small, independent bookstores? Very frustrating. Also, ...

16. The Voyage of the Beagle 17. The Omnivore's Dilemma Well, I'm slowly moving along here. I enjoyed both of these nonfiction works.

Yep I guess 1 and checked, I've read omnivore's dilemma as my sole non-fic offereing which is just over 2.5% of my reading.

I also recently finished Omnivore's Dilemma. It was excellent. I particularly enjoyed the parts about eating local foods. I am just finishing The Voyage of the Beagle. The 19th century descriptions of geology were boring. The accounts of genocide of the indigenous South Americans were ...

The omnivore's dilemma does a reasonable job of explaining how the situation in the US has led to corn (maize) being cheaper to buy than it is to grow, and why farmers still continue to produce it. Pollan explains it is not the farmers who have sought this, but a combination of agri-business and ...

I'm on The Omnivore's Dilemma so far it's bleak! Also skimming thourgh When Jack sued Jill which is caustic poetry, for the Go Review That Book Group.

Just one favorite thus far: The Omnivore's Dilemma.

GT: The Omnivore's Dilemma (highly recommended, and I've met my goal for G!) Next to go will be Q, since I know what I want to read for both remaining categories (and have one on my TBR shelf).

Just finished The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and started Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and A People's History of Science by Clifford D. Conner. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll get much reading done this weekend as there is packing up for a move to do as well as dealing with my ...

>44: FionaCat, I've heard great things about Michael Pollan's books as well ... and now The Omnivore's Dilemma is on my TBR!

#34 & 41 -- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is a wonderful book! I read it, The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food (both by Michael Pollan)in a fairly short time period -- all very thought-provoking, inspiring books about food and our (all too often broken) relationship with it.

... of the gods the prefect maneater the good husband of zebra drive Empress of mijak all on 3 for two and The Omnivore's Dilemma: and City cycling by Ballentine which it appears I'll be the first LTer to catalog when I add it tonight - a version of Cyclecraft Go ...

... parts of Freakonomics and the World is Flat. We both read the two Dan Brown novels. I'll probably get to the Omnivore's Dilemma in about 9 months.

... month of March; I'll get around to it, but right now I'm going to post a book I need to return to the library today. 33: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan A very thought-provoking read about our relationship with the food chain, and our evolutionary natures. Like all good books ...

... David Kidder 11. Little Heathens, Mildred Armstrong Kalish 12. Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout 13. Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan 14. One Good Turn, Kate Atkinson 15. Songs of the Humpback Whale, Jodi Picoult I know there are others . . . I just ...

Today the UPS man brought me: The Omnivore's Dilemma : A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Hell Hath No Fury: True Stories of Women at War from Antiquity to Iraq by Rosalind Miles I'm on a non-fiction kick.

Based on my love of Omnivore's Dilemma I am reading Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. I am also trying to get to Water for Elephants for my book club next Friday.

... AD and it went back to the library today. Life's too short! rocketjk (#164) - yep, I had the same reactions to the Omnivore's Dilemma. Such a great book. I finished In defense of food on Thursday and was somehow disappointed. I agreed with his main point (that we should eat **food* ...

... Brooks and finished Undertow by Elizabeth Bear so if anyone wants to talk about those I am game! I am now reading Omnivore's Dilemma : a natural history of four meals by Michael Pollan and I have started Storm Front by Jim Butcher I will often read one non-fiction and one ...

Book 9: It took me a while to read The Omnivore's Dilemma, even though I found it enlightening, fascinating, by turns disturbing and uplifting, and very well written. It was more the fact that this is not a book that can, or should, be breezed or rushed through. I'm glad I read it, and look ...

... passions are Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror and then I also read a fair number of non-fiction books, like right now I am reading Omnivore's Dilemma. I will try other types of books, it is just that I usually always go back to Fantasy, Sci-Fi, horror genres. The horror I like is more like Stephen King ...

Hey everyone, I am still here, been busy lately so not as much time for here as I would like. I am reading Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and I am starting Storm Front by Jim Butcher as well. I just finished Undertow which was a pretty decent SciFi story, I like a lot of the new ...

#8, rocketjk, I found The Omnivore's Dilemma fascinating too -- it's difficult to look at meat the same way afterwards! I finished Victor Serge's Unforgiving Years, a truly remarkable, horrifying, beautiful, and compelling novel about the horrors of the mid-20th century. Not sure ...

... London the biography by Peter Acroyd ... hope I get it read before it's due back at the library! #8 - I loved the omnivore's dilemma (but confess to owning shares in Whole Foods...I loved that store so much when I lived in the US). Wonder if you've got to the pig-hunting part yet?

I'm just past halfway through The Omnivore's Dilemma and finding it fascinating.

... books to my wishlist! Questions/Comments: Do you think In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto is better than The Omnivore's Dilemma? I have been meaning to read the latter for ages -- I have read interviews/articles with/by Pollan, and really like his ideas. I read an ...

Finally started The Omnivore's Dilemma. I'm finding it quite interesting over the first 50 pages. I've heard a lot about this book from a lot of people, and I'm happy to have it living up to its advance notice.

... collection, including stories by Louise Erdrich, Donald Barthelme, Gina Berriault and Joyce Carol Oates. Now it's on to The Omnivore's Dilemma!

Agreed on The Omnivore's Dilemma. Please try also The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjorn Lomborg. It is written in a textbook style, so can be a little dry. But the concepts are revealing.

... Inn Near Kyoto: Writing by American Women Abroad and Thirty Stories by Kay Boyle, among others. Eventually I'll start The Omnivore's Dilemma at long last.

... field). Of course, if he could do that, then Pollan would probably be a health scientist and not a journalist. I read The Omnivore's Dilemma a while back and found that to be much more satisfying, probably because it seemed more constructive and less just reporting. Maybe the third section, ...

... that I'm reading one story/chapter/essay/poem at a time between each full-length book I tackle), I'll be starting on The Omnivore's Dilemma, off the top of my "short list."

On the subject of nonfiction The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan is fairly mindboggling

... thanks for the tip about Claiborne's website! Animal, Vegetable, Miracle was a wonderful book. If you liked it, try The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.

... the Cuban sugar thing too, but as a means to protect corn's use for corn syrup. Reminds me that I should get around reading The Omnivore's Dilemma.

Well, I'm off to a much better start than last year. BOOK #1 The Omnivore's Dilemma Absolutely one of the best books I have read in a long time. Michael Pollan is one of those writers who could probably draw any reader into any topic. Omnivore's Dilemma is a captivating and enriching ...

... my intended categories and books. Food/Cooking 1. The United States of Arugula by David Kamp 2. Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan 3. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell 4. My Life in France by Julia Child 5. On Rue Tatin by Susan Herrmann Loomis 6. The Olive ...

... down and Wind in the willows as more delightful children's ish tales of english life. Non-fiction wise maybe The Omnivore's Dilemma: which I haven't actually read, but is supposed to be a reasonable guide to the ethics of eating.

Have you read anything else by Michael Pollan? I've so far read The Botany of Desire, and am waiting for The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food to come in at the library, and have been wondering how worth it it is might be to buy them instead of waiting for several hundred other ...

... Life and Baseball 7. From a Hard Rock to a Gem by Pamela M. Johnson 8. Prize Stories: the O. Henry Awards 1987 9. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan 10: The Life of Our Holy Father Maximus the Confessor based on the life by his disciple Anastasius, the Apocrisiarios 11: Anoth ...

... was good. I'm half-way through Eat, Pray, Love and enjoying it greatly. I expect to finish it soon, then get back to Omnivore's Dilemma and finish that! Finishing books I've started is my first challenge, and I'm making progress. Yay! I tagged books in my library "started" so I can ...

I thought I'd share this interview with Michael Pollan, the author of Omnivore's Dilemma and other books. Although it touches on the release of his newest book, In Defense of Food (no, I haven't read it yet, sigh) it touches on many subjects brought up in his books. http://www.powells.c ...

... now: (haven't finished any yet - I keep interrupting them to start another. First goal - finish these this month!) Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby Books I started last year: (I'm ...

I'm currently reading The Omnivore's Dilemma and history of the world in 6 glasses. very good reads

I'm reading Unsustainable by Patrick Hossay for school and The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan for fun.

alpha, we heard Pollan speak last year (or maybe two years ago?) after Omnivore's Dilemma came out. He's an engaging speaker as well as a great writer. Also highly recommend Botany of Desire.

Nonfiction The Annotated Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott The Man Who Tasted Shapes by Richard Cytowic The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (***) The Quantum Zoo by Marcus Chown The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (*****) The Zen of Eatin ...

... it is really doing. Collapse* (the environment) 1491* (updated Native American history) My Life in France Omnivore's Dilemma* (what we eat) White Man's Burden* (foreign aid to third world nations) The Third Chimpanzee Bird of Life, Bird of Death

... But nothing beats a great novel on a cold, rainy night... Nonfiction: Collapse 1491 My Life in France Omnivore's Dilemma White Man's Burden The Third Chimpanzee Bird of Life, Bird of Death Fiction: Peace Like a River The Power of One Sunshine

In no particular order: The Road by Cormac McCarthy Heat by Bill Buford Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan The Gardener's Year by Karel Capek The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

... for February (have not acquired this yet) Children of God for March Already started and really ought to finish: + The Omnivore's Dilemma Carnival by Elizabeth Bear Misfortune Nonfiction: Real Boys: rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood + Our Babies, Ourselves ...

... Double Bind (just about to start) Little Heathens (next in line) Finding Iris Chang Songs of the Humpback Whale Omnivore's Dilemma The Book of Lost Things ... OK, that's all I can remember. All were stuffed into the beautiful Levenger book bag. 'Tis a thing of beauty!

Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.

... terfeld Nonfiction The Annotated Flatland# by Edwin A. Abbott The Man Who Tasted Shapes# by Richard Cytowic The Omnivore's Dilemma# by Michael Pollan The Power of Now# by Eckhart Tolle (***) The Quantum Zoo# by Marcus Chown The Tipping Point# by Malcolm Gladwell (*****) ...

I’m taking the 888 Challenge: "Read 8 books each in 8 different categories in 2008." . . Edited to move remainder of post to LT's 888 Challenge group.

... of the Day by Mary Doria Russell and have started on my second ER book, The Somnambulist. Also trying to get through The Omnivore's Dilemma which was my book club's selection for December, oops :)

This is such a fascinating discussion! I noticed an earlier post mentioned an article by Michael Pollan. He also wrote an entire book on this subject last year, the omnivore's dilemma. I haven't read the book yet, its on my list, heard him talk though, sounded interesting. Really got in ...

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan: Squeaked in - finished October 1st. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: Haven't read for 10 years; Emma is still my favorite, though. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien: Took me by surprise as I don't like war themes at all, but I like what he ...

... anyone who enjoys the work of Daniel Quinn might find Michael Pollan an informative read. His only book that I have read is The Omnivore's Dilemma, but I have read a number of his shorter articles, available online here; http://www.michaelpollan.com/write.php Hope you enjoy.

... Floyd fan, chose as a read aloud book. In terms of disappointing (as opposed to bad) books in 2007, I have to count The Omnivore's Dilemma and Imperial Life in the Emerald City -one which I chose because it was on the NYT best nonfiction of the year last year, the other which ended up ...

mamjoan, #137, I found The Omnivore's Dilemma fascinating and frightening -- and I'll never look at beef the same way again!

... a series, which is disappointing so far but I will stick with it because I must know how the story ends. I also started The Omnivore's Dilemma for my book club but found it a difficult book to read on the subway (since I only get about 5-10 minutes at a time) so am going to have to try to ...

Finished with Omnivore's Dilemma. Finally. This was a great book in that it really did its best to discuss food in a lot of different lights. I don't think it gave Whole Foods a fair shake -- and some of the conversations about this on LT were what got me interested in the book in the first place. ...

Just finished The omnivore's dilemma, am still about halfway through listening to The know-it-all, and am working my way through Unbowed. Just received The third chimpanzee and The Great Upheaval and am deciding which of those to tackle first.

Finished Love in the Time of Cholera. I started The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan but am taking a brief break to watch Freedom Writers.

I wasn't aware of Ellis' controversy about Vietman -- what was that all about? In addition to reading Unbowed and The Omnivore's Dilemma in paperback, I just finished listening to The Map that Changed the world and have started listening to The know-it-all, which is amusing in parts and ...

... on me, but it's set in Papua New Guinea from memory, during the civil war there in the early 90's. I've just finished The Omnivore's Dilemma, which took me a while to get through, but was such interesting reading. Who knew how many things were made out of corn? It had a good mixture of ...

... answered the question of what I would do myself... hopefully I 've got plenty of time. I'm still chewing over parts of Omnivore's Dilemma - I find myself debating in my head with the author and many of the people he's interviewed. I've also started Unbowed, which is a memoir. I'm ...

... make me think twice about what I eat and where my food comes from: Fast-food nation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and The Omnivore's Dilemma. (The movie Super-Size Me was also thought provoking, but I'll try to limit this posting to the books. Food production and its paradoxical ...

It's been a busy old life lately, so I'm only halfway through The Omnivore's Dilemma, and also halfway through Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry. I haven't finished a book in *weeks*. Sigh.

... The Botany of Desire 338 Production: Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber 394 General customs: The Omnivore's Dilemma 553 Economic geology: Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession 615 Pharmacology & therapeutics: Opium: a History 633 Field & plantation ...

... Martin Booth Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession, by Matthew Hart The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan Got any recommendations for me?!

... Some of the sidebar personalities are just as interesting as Lincoln, in some regards. Am still somewhere in the middle of Omnivore's Dilemma and am now reading about the controversial Whole Foods dinner. Am also in the middle of Signs of the Inka Khipu, which is really interesting but the ...

... - Ashes to ashes : America's hundred-year cigarette war, the public health, and the unabashed triumph of Philip Morris or Omnivore's Dilemma 410 Linguistics - The Language Instinct 513 Arithmetic - Flat Land 523 Specific Celestial Bodies and Phenomena - A Briefer History of Time 529 C ...

I finished The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan) and Stiff:The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Mary Roach) this weekend, so I'm on to two new books. 1. The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai) -- fiction -- I've read mixed reviews of this book here on LT, but I have high ...

... can have on aquatic environments. Among others, I've read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and am partially into Omnivore's Dilemma. I'd like to join the growing dialogue of food choice as an environmental decision, as well as a nutrition, economic, or political one.

... a "wow" book for me. Next up? Well, I don't think I can read another fiction book just yet, so it's going to be The Omnivore's Dilemma.

streamsong, if you like Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, you may also enjoy reading The omnivore's dilemma which is also about what and how we eat. Pollan goes about preparing four meals, not just from scratch, but investigating where in the world each ingredient came from. There was some bit of ...

... book sales. I need to stay away from such treasure hunts for a few weeks. Today, a DHL delivery truck arrived with: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Innovation Nation : How America is Losing its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do to Get It Back by Joh ...

... the writing satirical and fun, and I can't seem to put it down! Before getting wrapped into Stiff, I was reading The Omnivore's Dilemma - only about 50 pages til the end, so I imagine I'll finish it in the next few days. I also went to the library to pick up A Suitable Boy by ...

>83 I am glad to see there is someone else regularly over 10! I am currently working on around 20 titles (Stardust, Omnivore's Dilemma, I like You...) I too work in a library, and currently have more non fiction than fiction, but that varies. There is always a healthy mix of adult ...

... Bone, Garlic and Sapphires), she is the editor of Gourmet. Michael Pollan is getting a load of publicity lately for Omnivore's Dilemma, which is a good book. OH! But somewhere that you may want to start is American Food Writing ed. Molly O'Neill. I reviewed the book recently and it ...

I have put down all of my other books, to prepare for getting two off the waiting lists from the library -- The Omnivore's Dilemma (I read the first 2/3 before needing to return it to the library last time, so I'm excited to finish it!!) and The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which I've been ...

39. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan What's for dinner? Pollan follows each of the food chains that sustain us—industrial food, organic or alternative food, and food we forage ourselves—from the source to a final meal. I found the book fascinating, thought-provoking, and ...

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