Michael Pollan Books have attracted the attention of people all over the globe. He has written five books: Second Nature, A Place of MY Own, The Botany of desire, (which received numerous awards) and the national best sellers, The Omnivore’s Delemma, and In Defense of food.
Pollan’s interest has focused on food.
The Botany of Desire was my first Pollan book. In it, Pollan wonders whether plants use humans as much as we use them. The process of coevolution from the perspective of plants produces a facinating look at the real nature of domestication. After reading this book, I was hooked. All of Pollan’s books display a graceful style that is informed by his inquiring intellect and his wide-ranging fund of knowledge. There is something thought-provoking on nearly every page.
His most recent offering, Food Rules, distills much of his earlier thinking. It’s essential reading. This little book will get you motivated to make some important, lasting, health-promoting and planet-saving changes in what and how you eat.
NYTimes: “In his last book, Mr. Pollan summarized his approach in just seven words: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” The new book provides the practical steps, starting with advice to avoid “processed concoctions,” no matter what the label may claim (“no trans fats,” “low cholesterol,” “less sugar,” “reduced sodium,” “high in antioxidants” and so forth).
As Mr. Pollan puts it, “If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.”