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Michael Pollan
ISBN 9780141997025
Rs. 400
Penguin Books
Food Rules
Who it's for: Readers interested in healthy eating and environmental critiques of modern food
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.Food Rules, Michael Pollan's wise and witty critique of the western industrialised diet, distils the wisdom of history and traditional cultures to three simple rules: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.
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- Part of Penguin's Green Ideas series, classics of environmental thought
- Distills advice from history and traditional cultures into three simple rules
- Witty and wise critique of the Western industrialized diet
- Short book, part of a series of 20 environmental classics
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Questions about this book
What are the three rules in Food Rules?
The book distills dietary wisdom into three rules: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Is this book part of a series?
Yes, it is one of twenty short books in Penguin's Green Ideas series, which brings classics of the environmental movement.
What is the main argument of the book?
It critiques the Western industrialized diet and suggests that traditional cultures' wisdom offers better guidance for eating.