Quicklet on The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Book Summary) (Kindle Edition)
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Michael Pollan is an author, journalist and a professor of science and environmental journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He has written many books, articles and essays on the American food system and sustainable agriculture.
He is also the author of “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual,” “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto,” “The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World,” “A Place of My Own,” and “Second Nature.” Pollan is the recipient of numerous journalistic awards, including the James Beard Award for best magazine series in 2003, and the Reuters-I.U.C.N. 2000 Global Award for Environmental Journalism. Pollan has served as executive editor of Harper's Magazine, and his articles appear in the “Best American Science Writing,” “Best American Essays” and the “Norton Book of Nature Writing” anthologies.
“The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” first published in 2006, was named 1 of the 10 best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review. It won the James Beard Book Award for Writing on Food, and in 2007 was a finalist of the National Book Critics Circle Award. There is also a young readers edition available. The documentary film, “Food, Inc.” is partially based upon this book.
BOOK OUTLINE
Chapter 1: Introduction
->Background Information for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Overall Summary for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Important People in The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Key Terms in The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Key Concepts in The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Chapter 2: Chapter Summaries, Part 1: Industrial Corn
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 1: The Plant: Corn’s Conquest
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 2: The Farm
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 3: The Elevator
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 4: The Feedlot: Making Meat (54,000 Kernels)
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 5: The Processing Plant: Making Complex Foods (18,000 Kernels)
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 6: The Consumer: A Republic of Fat
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 7: The Meal: Fast Food
Chapter 3: Chapter Summaries, Part 2: Pastoral Grass
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 8: All Flesh Is Grass
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 9: Big Organic
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 10: Grass: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Pasture
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 11: The Animals: Practicing Complexity
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 12: Slaughter: In a Glass Abattoir
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 13: The Market: “Greetings from the Non-Barcode People”
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 14: The Meal: Grass Fed
Chapter 4: Chapter Summaries, Part 3: Persona: The Forest
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 15: The Forager
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 16: The Omnivore’s Dilemma
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 17: The Ethics of Eating Animals
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 18: Hunting: The Meat
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 19: Gathering: The Fungi
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 20: The Perfect Meal
Chapter 5: Additional Reading
->Related Online Content for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Trivia for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
BOOK EXCERPT
from “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” Summary, Chapter 1:
In Pollan’s quest to determine “What should I eat?” he realizes that he should first ask two other questions: “What am I eating? And where did it come from?” It turns out these questions are not so easy to answer.
Pollan begins his journey into industrial food by visiting a supermarket. Pollan notes that many of the prepared meals, snacks and even the sodas are not easily traceable to their origins in nature...to be continued!
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Michael Pollan is an author, journalist and a professor of science and environmental journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He has written many books, articles and essays on the American food system and sustainable agriculture.
He is also the author of “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual,” “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto,” “The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World,” “A Place of My Own,” and “Second Nature.” Pollan is the recipient of numerous journalistic awards, including the James Beard Award for best magazine series in 2003, and the Reuters-I.U.C.N. 2000 Global Award for Environmental Journalism. Pollan has served as executive editor of Harper's Magazine, and his articles appear in the “Best American Science Writing,” “Best American Essays” and the “Norton Book of Nature Writing” anthologies.
“The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” first published in 2006, was named 1 of the 10 best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review. It won the James Beard Book Award for Writing on Food, and in 2007 was a finalist of the National Book Critics Circle Award. There is also a young readers edition available. The documentary film, “Food, Inc.” is partially based upon this book.
BOOK OUTLINE
Chapter 1: Introduction
->Background Information for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Overall Summary for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Important People in The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Key Terms in The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Key Concepts in The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Chapter 2: Chapter Summaries, Part 1: Industrial Corn
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 1: The Plant: Corn’s Conquest
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 2: The Farm
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 3: The Elevator
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 4: The Feedlot: Making Meat (54,000 Kernels)
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 5: The Processing Plant: Making Complex Foods (18,000 Kernels)
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 6: The Consumer: A Republic of Fat
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 7: The Meal: Fast Food
Chapter 3: Chapter Summaries, Part 2: Pastoral Grass
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 8: All Flesh Is Grass
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 9: Big Organic
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 10: Grass: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Pasture
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 11: The Animals: Practicing Complexity
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 12: Slaughter: In a Glass Abattoir
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 13: The Market: “Greetings from the Non-Barcode People”
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 14: The Meal: Grass Fed
Chapter 4: Chapter Summaries, Part 3: Persona: The Forest
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 15: The Forager
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 16: The Omnivore’s Dilemma
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 17: The Ethics of Eating Animals
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 18: Hunting: The Meat
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 19: Gathering: The Fungi
->The Omnivore’s Dilemma Summary, Chapter 20: The Perfect Meal
Chapter 5: Additional Reading
->Related Online Content for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
->Trivia for The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
BOOK EXCERPT
from “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” Summary, Chapter 1:
In Pollan’s quest to determine “What should I eat?” he realizes that he should first ask two other questions: “What am I eating? And where did it come from?” It turns out these questions are not so easy to answer.
Pollan begins his journey into industrial food by visiting a supermarket. Pollan notes that many of the prepared meals, snacks and even the sodas are not easily traceable to their origins in nature...to be continued!
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