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In Defense Of Food
''In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto'' (released internationally as ''In Defence of Food'') is a 2008 book by journalist and activist Michael Pollan. It was number one on the ''New York Times'' New York Times Best Seller list, Non-Fiction Best Seller List for six weeks. The book grew out of Pollan's 2007 essay ''Unhappy Meals'' published in the ''New York Times Magazine''. Pollan has also said that he wrote ''In Defense of Food'' as a response to people asking him what they should eat after having read his previous book, ''The Omnivore's Dilemma''.Shapiro, Laura"The Holy Church of Food" ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' (December 31, 2007). In the book, Pollan explores the relationship between nutritionism and the Western diet, postulating that the answer to healthy eating is simply to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Omnivore's Dilemma
''The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals'' is a nonfiction book written by American author Michael Pollan published in 2006. As omnivores, humans have a variety of food choices. In the book, Pollan investigates the environmental and animal welfare effects of various food choices. He suggests that, prior to modern food preservation and transportation technologies, the dilemmas caused by these options were resolved primarily by cultural influences. Technology has made foods that were previously seasonal or regional available year round and in all regions. The relationship between food and society, once moderated by culture, is now confused. To teach more about those choices, Pollan describes various food chains that end in human food: industrial food, organic food, and food we forage ourselves; from the source to a final meal, and in the process writes a critique of the American method of eating. Contents Michael Pollan informs us about how corn, the U.S's main f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program '' The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to 2014 and the CBS talk program '' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' beginning in September 2015. Colbert originally studied to be a dramatic actor, but became interested in improvisational theater while attending Northwestern University, where he met Second City director Del Close. Colbert first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago, where his troupemates included Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, comedians with whom he developed the sketch comedy series '' Exit 57''. He wrote and performed on '' The Dana Carvey Show'' before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the television series '' Strangers with Candy''. He gained attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Books By Michael Pollan
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Non-fiction Books Adapted Into Films
Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with being presented more objectively, like historical, scientific, or otherwise straightforward and accurate information, but sometimes, can be presented more subjectively, like sincerely held beliefs and thoughts on a real-world topic. One prominent usage of nonfiction is as one of the two fundamental divisions of narrative ( storytelling)—often, specifically, prose writing—in contrast to narrative fiction, which is largely populated by imaginary characters and events, though sometimes ambiguous regarding its basis in reality. Some typical examples of nonfiction include diaries, biographies, news stories, documentary films, textbooks, travel books, recipes, and scientific journals. While specific claims in a nonfiction work ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Non-fiction Books
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American Non-fiction Books
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Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Jacob Goldberg (born March 21, 1969) is an American conservative syndicated columnist, author, political analyst, and commentator. The founding editor of ''National Review Online'', from 1998 until 2019 he was an editor at '' National Review''. Goldberg writes a weekly column about politics and culture for the '' Los Angeles Times''. In October 2019, Goldberg became founding editor of the online opinion and news publication ''The Dispatch.'' Goldberg has authored the No. 1 ''New York Times'' bestseller ''Liberal Fascism'', released in January 2008; ''The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas'', released in 2012; and '' Suicide of the West'', which was published in April 2018 and also became a ''New York Times'' bestseller, reaching No. 5 on the list the following month. Goldberg is also a regular contributor on news networks such as CNN and MSNBC, appearing on various television programs including '' Good Morning America'', '' Nightline'', '' Hardball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Fascism
''Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning'' is a book by Jonah Goldberg, a syndicated columnist and an editor of the online opinion and news publication ''The Dispatch.'' In contrast to the mainstream view among historians and political scientists that fascism is a far-right ideology, Goldberg argues in the book that fascist movements were and are left-wing. Published in January 2008, it reached number one on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list of hardcover non-fiction in its seventh week on the list. Origin of title Goldberg has said in interviews that the title ''Liberal Fascism'' was taken from a 1932 speech by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells at Oxford.. Before being published, alternative subtitles included ''The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton'' and ''The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods''. Reception In January 2010, the History News Network published essays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Morton (writer)
Andrew David Morton (born 1953) is an English journalist and writer who has published biographies of royal figures such as Diana, Princess of Wales, and celebrity subjects including Tom Cruise, Madonna, Angelina Jolie and Monica Lewinsky; several of his books have been unauthorised and contain contested assertions. Early life and career Morton was born and raised in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, where his father ran a picture framing business. He attended Temple Moor Boys' Grammar School, Leeds and Sussex University where he studied history. After university, Morton became a tabloid journalist and worked for three London tabloids, the '' Daily Star, News of the World'', and '' Daily Mail'', until 1987. Biography of royal figures Andrew Morton wrote a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales called '' Diana: Her True Story''. Unable to interview Diana in person, he passed along interview questions through her friend, James Colthurst. In 1993 it was made into a televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Unauthorized Biography
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New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers Of 2008
This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped ''The New York Times'' Nonfiction Best Seller list in 2008,in the Hardcover Nonfiction category. See also * ''The New York Times'' Fiction Best Sellers of 2008 References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''The New York Times'' Nonfiction Best Sellers of 2008 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... . 2008 in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am America (And So Can You!)
''I Am America (And So Can You!)'' is a 2007 satirical book by American comedian Stephen Colbert and the writers of ''The Colbert Report''. It was released on October 9, 2007, with the audiobook edition released several days earlier. The book is loosely structured around the fictional life story of Stephen Colbert as he appears on ''The Colbert Report''. , the book had been on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List in the Hardcover Nonfiction category for twenty-four weeks, ranking number one for fourteen of them. Description ''I Am America (And So Can You!)'' is described as being a "pure extension" of ''The Colbert Report'', delving into the views of Colbert's "well-intentioned, poorly informed high status idiot" character on what he considers to be the most pressing issues facing America. The book is influenced by the literary endeavors of the character's pundit models, such as Bill O'Reilly's book, ''The O'Reilly Factor'' (2000) and Sean Hannity's '' Deliver Us From Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
