Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. This is a story of a year in which they made every attempt to feed ourselves animals and vegetables whose provenance we really know. ; 9.13 X 6.38 X 1.18 inches; 384 pp pages.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. A Year of Food Life

Publisher

Harper

Publication Date

2007

Language

English

ISBN 10

0060852550

ISBN 13

9780060852559

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Synopsis

The National Humanities Medal-winning author of The Poisonwood Bible follows the author's family's efforts to live on locally and home-grown foods, an endeavor through which they learned lighthearted truths about food production and the connection between health and diet. 175,000 first printing.

Review

"Homespun, unassuming, informed, positive, inspiring. . . . Unstinting in its concerns about this imperiled planet."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"A lovely book. "--Los Angeles Times

"Kingsolver...adds enough texture and zest to stir wistful yearnings in all of us...[A] vicarious taste of domesticity."--Christian Science Monitor

"I defy anyone to read this book and walk away from it without gaining at least the desire to change."--Bookreporter.com

"Provocative . . . Kingsolver . . . evokes the sheer joy of producing one's own food."--People

"Lessons learned in sustainability are worth feasting on-and taking to heart."--Self

"ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE makes an important contribution to the chorus of voices calling for change.""--Chicago Tribune

"Kingsolver elegantly chronicles a year of back-to-the-land living...Readers...will take heart and inspiration here."--Kirkus Reviews

"Full...of zest and sometimes ribald humor... Reading this book will make you hungry."--Raleigh News & Observer

"A terrific effort. The delight for readers...is the chance to experience the rediscovery of community through food."--The Oregonian (Portland)

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