Award Winning Books by
MICHAEL POLLAN

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan 492 reviews (2008) (256p) (ALA Non) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

The companion volume to The New York Times bestseller The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan's lastbook , The Omnivore's Dilemma, launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to change it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven sim... more >>

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan 1274 reviews (2006) (464p) (NBCCA Non) (NYTimes Non) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century "What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential... more >>

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Michael Pollan Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 2   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 1 The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals ·   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 0   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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