- Paperback: 140 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books (29 Dec 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014311638X
- ISBN-13: 978-0143116387
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.2 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 604,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A previous reviewer refered to 'Food rules' as a dumbed down re-write of Pollan's 'In defence of food', questioning why anyone would buy the adridged version. Well I bought it to pass the time on a train, and it made me laugh out loud all the way to Bristol. It's packed full of witty aphorisms that will transform your shopping habits overnight. Now, whenever I go shopping I have Pollan's 'food rules' ringing in my ears. If I have an impulse to buy junk food, I just recall that I should 'avoid food products that make health claims', or not 'eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food'. Even though I was already aware of many of the issues that he covers, this really does help me make better choices about my eating.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Food Rules by Michael Pollan is a great book. It is short, and easy and quick to read. Every teenager and every adult in Britain should own it and read it. It should be part of the curriculum. Probably you know quite a lot of this food wisdom already, but this book crystallizes it all, in simple rules. Your grandmother will be saying "I told you so."
Michael and the book are both American, but the Americanisms don't get in the way of the message.
The low price of this book is a reflection of its size, not its value. You will definitely not regret buying this book. Buy two and give one to someone you love. If you are a teacher, buy every student in your class their own copy.
Michael and the book are both American, but the Americanisms don't get in the way of the message.
The low price of this book is a reflection of its size, not its value. You will definitely not regret buying this book. Buy two and give one to someone you love. If you are a teacher, buy every student in your class their own copy.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is in essence a summary of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food." It offers no new conclusions, but what does one do passionate enough about a subject? One tries to drive the message home, time and again, hoping to reach each and everyone of us; the scientifically minded, the health conscious, those "too busy" to read through 400+ pages. Different people have different priorities, and what's right for one isn't right for everyone. I still recommend "Food Rules" to those who want a "lite" introduction into Michael Pollan.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Little to it
There's not much to this. A very quick and superficial piece of work. Would make a decent magazine article or light Sunday newspaper feature. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Hill
Easy rules for everyone
Good food is not difficult, and Pollan here makes it even easier to distinguish between the good and the bad. A manual for everyone.
Published 6 months ago by E. Skaug
I have to be honest
I have not actually gotten round to reading this yet! But have heard amazing things. Great price and delivery was good. Read more
Published 8 months ago by LydiaEW
JP
Simple and effective. With all the fuzz and complicated terminology around diet and food, the book delivers the message clearly. Read more
Published 8 months ago by JP
Food advice for people who are unlikely to read this book!
A disappointing book which can be summed up in the three main food rules "Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.". All of the 64 rules are variations on this theme. Read more
Published 8 months ago by NLP Mum
Truthful, common sense and amusing guide
An excellent short book full of common sense and truths with much amusement as well. I enjoyed reading it on a plane journey. Read more
Published 13 months ago by wildfire
Food does Rule
Great food manual full of wonderful tips. If one is serious about changing their diet and eating what was intended, then this is definitely the book for you.
Published 14 months ago by woomania
Foods Rules - rules
This is a great book. Simple advice. No BS just plain truth.
I am recommending Food Rules to all my clients.
I am recommending Food Rules to all my clients.
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Amit Valentine Rawat
Simple and Affective
Michael Pollan's Food Rules is a really useful book if you are sick of fad diets and yoy-yo dieting and are intrested in improving your over all health and nutrition. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mkerr
Valuable little pocket book
Pollan's new book is zippy, short, and very attractive. I find myself quoting from it regularly.
Nothing esoteric or windy. Read more
Nothing esoteric or windy. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Susan Jane Murray
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
