ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE: A YEAR OF FOOD LIFE [Signed]

Kingsolver, Barbara; Hopp, Steven L.; Kingsolver, Camille; Houser, Richard A. [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 0060852550 ISBN 13: 9780060852559

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2007

Language: English

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Octavo, 370 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine green and magenta with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$26.95". Moderate chipping and tearing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Small stains to bottom and outer edges of text block. Interior pages clean. Signed by Barbara Kingsolver on title page. Shelved Food Essays. 1397696. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE: A YEAR OF FOOD LIFE [Signed]

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers, New York

Publication Date

2007

Language

English

ISBN 10

0060852550

ISBN 13

9780060852559

Binding

Hardcover

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First Edition, First Printing.

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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.

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"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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