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About the Author

Michael Pollan is the author of three previous books, including The Botany of Desire, a New York Times bestseller. A longtime contributor to the New York Times, he is also the Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California at Berkley.

Praise for The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals…

A brilliant, eye-opening account of how we produce, market, and agonize over what we eat. (The Seattle Times)

An eater's manifesto . . . [Pollan's] cause is just, his thinking is clear, and his writing is compelling. Be careful of your dinner! (The Washington Post)

Thoughtful, engrossing . . . You're not likely to get a better explanation of exactly where your food comes from. (The New York Times Book Review)

Michael Pollan has perfected a tone-one of gleeful irony and barely suppressed outrage-and a way of inserting himself into a narrative so that a subject comes alive through what he's feeling and thinking. He is a master at drawing back to reveal the greater issues. (Los Angeles Times)

If you ever thought 'what's for dinner' was a simple question, you'll change your mind after reading Pollan's searing indictment of today's food industry-and his glimpse of some inspiring alternatives. . . . I just loved this book so much I didn't want it to end. (The Seattle Times)