Food Rules
An Eater's Manual
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller
"A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf." —Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times
A definitive compendium of food wisdom
Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?”
"In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan." —Jane Brody, The New York Times
"It doesn't get much easier than this. Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy." —The Los Angeles Times
Customer Reviews
Good advice, but maybe too little content?
Most of the "rules" are pretty common sense, and it's nice to have them all in once place. I think most of us know them, but we just don't pay attention to them.
I'm a slow-ish reader and I got through the book in about an hour. Feels more like a big article. At least it makes me feel better, since I can now say that "I have read an entire book in one sitting". The price of the book (I paid $9.99) led me to believe that I would find more content.
Very good nonetheless. I'm pretty bad at snacking too much, but my next snack will be an apple rather than chips!
Sample contains nothing!
Are you serious? There's no text in the sample, just a table of contents. Nothing against the author, whose other work is terrific.
Wonderful and easy to read
This book is awesome. Everyone’s must have to read. Even if you are not going to start eat healthy, just read it. I love it. I have read it for 2 days!