The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,
by Michael Pollan (2006) 464 pgs.
With this book you are fed a history and dialogue about the suprisingly important and relevant personal topic of what you eat. Topics include the prevalance of genetically modified corn in everything we consume and its underlying petrol addiction, a review of the popular yet mass produced industrial oreganic foods, the locally produced option, and the art of hunting wild boar as well as a quality chanterelle or morel in Northern California. The premise of the author/journalist's perspective is "America's Eating Disorder." Unlike many books that crack the nut of mass conspiracy in our food production, this take on its marketing and consumption, produces a generally unbiased and a very readable text that is truly insightful.
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