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Clay
Aug 20, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: non-fiction
I really struggled with the rating on this one.
I was tempted to give it two stars for various reasons which I will outline.

The Good

Well written
Spoke to my psyche
easy to read
pursue some interesting philosophical ideas
A lot of good information

The Bad

Chuck full of anecdotal "data"
The book is entirely too metaphysical
the author is anti-science and magical in his thought
there are just so many contradictions it is troubling
He ritualizes and mystifies food to an unnerving degree

I can relate to his roma ...more
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Sharon
Jun 09, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: nonfiction, food
This well written book is an eye opener about the food we eat. If you care at all about what you're eating, read this. The author offers some philosophical viewpoints as well, prodding the reader to examine his/her own beliefs and maybe to consider some new ones. This author is not against eating meat, lest you think that. Without directly saying so, he urges us to understand what nourishes us every day, where it comes from, what's in it, how it was managed along the way, and ultimately whether ...more
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Lesley
Jun 09, 2009 rated it it was ok
We have to read this book for our Freshman Seminar classes at Webster. It is about the right to food and water. It also talks about the food industry and how food is impacting our health and how the American habits are rubbing off on other countries.
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Keith
Jan 24, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own-a-copy
Ryan
Mar 25, 2009 marked it as to-read
M
Apr 12, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: health-psych, non-fiction
Carol
Apr 13, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Heather
May 22, 2009 marked it as to-read
Chris
May 25, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: science, borrowed, environmentalism, food
Tracy Black
Aug 25, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Sam
Oct 27, 2009 marked it as tempted-list
Charles
Dec 02, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Ryan
Jan 02, 2010 is currently reading it
Shelves: non-fiction, food
Ep
Apr 24, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Amanda
May 02, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: pop-sci, history, philosophy
Lisa
Jun 07, 2010 rated it really liked it
Erica Renée
Jul 19, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Cat
Feb 07, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Daniella Gullans
Mar 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Hollyy
Apr 30, 2012 rated it really liked it
KLS
Jul 16, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: cookbooks
Holli
May 23, 2014 marked it as to-read
Liv
Dec 17, 2014 rated it really liked it
Don
Dec 06, 2015 rated it really liked it
Keeley
Dec 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
David S. T.
Jun 25, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: nonfiction
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