The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong - Hardcover
HardCover Pub Date: 2007 Pages: 304 Publisher: Ecco Enjoy what you eat From the author of the national bestseller The Culture of Fear comes a rallying cry to abandon food fads and myths for calmer and more pleasurable eating for many Americans. eating is a religion. We worship at the temples of celeity chefs. We raise our children to believe that certain foods are good and others are bad. We believe that if we eat the right foods. we will live longer. and if we eat in the right places. we will raise our social status. Yet what we believe to be true about food is. in fact. quite contradictory. Offering part expose. part social com-mentary. sociologist Barry Glassner talks to chefs. food chemists. nutritionists. and restaurant critics about the way we eat. Helping us recognize the myths. half-truths. and guilt trips they promulgate. The Gospel of Food liberates us for greater ...
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"A master at the art of dissecting research." -- New York Times Book Review
"It's hard not to root for Glassner as he tilts against modern food dogma."--Wall Street Journal
"Glassner exposes the strained interpretations, 'prejudices dressed up as science, ' and pure fabrications behind much received wisdom."--New York Times
"A master at the art of dissecting research."--New York Times Book Review
"Pure fun to read . . . Glassner is methodical and relentless in his exploration."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
Glassner exposes the strained interpretations, prejudices dressed up as science, and pure fabrications behind much received wisdom. --New York Times"
Pure fun to read . . . Glassner is methodical and relentless in his exploration. --Los Angeles Times Book Review"
A master at the art of dissecting research. --New York Times Book Review"
It s hard not to root for Glassner as he tilts against modern food dogma. --Wall Street Journal"
About the Author:
"It's hard not to root for Glassner as he tilts against modern food dogma."--Wall Street Journal
"Glassner exposes the strained interpretations, 'prejudices dressed up as science, ' and pure fabrications behind much received wisdom."--New York Times
"A master at the art of dissecting research."--New York Times Book Review
"Pure fun to read . . . Glassner is methodical and relentless in his exploration."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
Glassner exposes the strained interpretations, prejudices dressed up as science, and pure fabrications behind much received wisdom. --New York Times"
Pure fun to read . . . Glassner is methodical and relentless in his exploration. --Los Angeles Times Book Review"
A master at the art of dissecting research. --New York Times Book Review"
It s hard not to root for Glassner as he tilts against modern food dogma. --Wall Street Journal"
Barry Glassner is the author of the national bestseller The Culture of Fear. He is a professor of sociology at USC, and he lives in Los Angeles.
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- PublisherEcco Pr
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0060501219
- ISBN 13 9780060501211
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages285
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