Green Options » Christopher D. Cook http://greenoptions.com/tag/christopher-d-cook Posts tagged 'Christopher D. Cook' Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:07:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en From My Bookshelf-Part 1 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/18/from-my-bookshelf-part-1/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/18/from-my-bookshelf-part-1/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:07:16 +0000 Lee Welles http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/18/from-my-bookshelf-part-1/ from-my-shelf-part-1.JPGfrom-my-shelf-part-1.JPGfrom-my-shelf-part-1.JPGAs a writer of fiction, I constantly get the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” The answer is, two places: I get out and play in the world a lot and I read a LOT! I wanted to share some of the books on my shelf, so that you too…can get inspired.

Food and food production was the first topic I tackled. I haven’t read it yet, but Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, sounds excellent. I enjoyed listening to a recent interview with him on Talk of the Nation and have it on hold at my local library. Michael Pollan also did a fantastic job with An Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Many people are familiar with Pollan’s writing, but I wanted to make you aware of some titles you may have missed.

I believe I stumbled up Fat Land by Greg Critser first. Being a health and wellness consultant, the subtitle, “How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World,” is what caught my eye.

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