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Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat)

Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat)
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Author: Moby
Publisher: New Press
Category: Book

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Seller: thermite-media
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 8 reviews

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.3

ISBN: 159558191X
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.36
EAN: 9781595581914

Publication Date: March 2, 2010
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An irresistible guide to the meat you eat human health and increase the by the world's most fun and famous chances vegan.

for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. —Albert Einstein


Where's the beef? In the news, that's where. More than ever before, meat is making headlines. Contamination cases are on the rise, obesity has become pandemic, and industrial livestock farming is the cause of 20 percent of all greenhouse emissions. It's no wonder that vegetarianism has moved from the fringes to the mainstream as evidence accumulates in favor of the many benefits of meatlessness.


But 10 Excellent Reasons to Think Twice About Meat is not just for vegetarians, it's for everyone who wants to make informed choices about the food they consume. Multi-platinum musician Moby, one of the world's most famous vegans, brings together ten of the country's leading foodies, doctors, policy makers, business leaders, and activists to create a smart, concise guide to what you should know before you eat meat. Combining hard-hitting facts with a light touch, each chapter is studded with quotes from famous vegetarians, fun facts, and other irresistible food for thought.


For the millions of Americans who are questioning the meat in their diets, this is the fun, accessible guide to setting down the sirloin and reaching for the tofu.




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5 out of 5 stars Relevant and Eye Opening   July 27, 2010
M. Cohen (Houston, Texas USA)
Thought prevoking essays from top experts on the true cost of animal product consumption. It's not just personal health that these products have an adverse effect upon. It the environment, workers, our economy and many other facets of our world. Definitely worth reading, but and also an excellent book to share with friends and family members who may not be aware of these issues.


5 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for all who eat   June 13, 2010
Jason Matheny
I've read several books on the topic of animal farming, and this is the most accessible. I learned much from Gristle and it changed the way I think about my food choices. It's a beautifully designed and edited book, covering a broad range of issues and perspectives, with an introduction and epilogue that help connect the dots. Highly-recommended to all those who are interested in how our food choices affect public health, animal welfare, and environmental quality.


5 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone who....well, eats food.   April 27, 2010
K. Mueller
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

The information in this book is simply necessary for anyone who EATS.

I love how compact it is, because it really helps folks who don't have a great deal of time or who would be intimidated by a thick tome to connect with the information. It's also beautifully organized and, considering how short it is, covers an awful lot of ground, in a readable, clear, interesting prose.

One reader review pooh poohed Gristle because its arguments were supposedly more about factory farming than animal products themselves. Once I read the book, though, I saw that most of the arguments do apply to smaller-scale farming, and that our large population, craving for these products, and limited farmland render any significant "manufacture" of animal products unsustainable and ethically suspect, a point I found interesting to ponder.

I highly recommend this book.



1 out of 5 stars Polemic   April 10, 2010
C. Bradley
0 out of 18 found this review helpful

This book is a ridiculously one-sided diatribe. I don't eat commercially-produced meat, so 90% of this book's claims don't apply. Read "Animal Factory," instead of this nonsense.


1 out of 5 stars Environmental case against meat is disproven so this book is silly   April 8, 2010
M. Dolan
1 out of 21 found this review helpful

Just as this book is hitting shelves, Scientists are finding that pastured cows might actually be good for the environment. There goes one of the arguments of this book for giving up meat. I guess at least if you think twice, think twice and eat grass-fed which this book seems to ignore even exists. It's like saying don't eat lettuce because industrial lettuce has had ecoli scares when there are organics at the farmers market that are safe. Well, there are safe meats at the farmers market too!

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