Michael Pollan
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to...
Author
Language
English
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#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules
Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?
Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion—most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product...
Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?
Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion—most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants -- and the equally powerful taboos Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
203 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" comes this collection of simple, sensible, and easy to use rules--the perfect guide for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food he or she eats. (Consumer Health).
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
468 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"Fire, water, air, earth--our most trusted food expert recounts the story of his culinary education In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with...
10) Twelve recipes
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A cookbook and kitchen manual filled with photos and drawings offers basic techniques and essential recipes that transform standard ingredients--including eggs, beans, and pasta--into simple, elegant dishes.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
Publisher
Atelier Éditions
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pomological Watercolor Collection contains 7,584 watercolor paintings of cultivated fruit and nut varieties, alongside speciments gathered around the world and introduced by USDA plant explorers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These remarkable, botanically accurate watercolors were painted by twenty-one professional artists (including ten women) employed by the USDA between 1886 and 1942. Produced...
13) Food, Inc
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.
Publisher
National Public Radio
Pub. Date
p2009
Physical Desc
2 sound discs (2 1/2 hr.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrity guests are put on the spot in the "Not My Job" segment of the NPR/Chicago Public Radio show Wait, wait-- don't tell me!, a news quiz show in which guests answer questions on a topic totally outside their area of expertise.