The End of Food

Home About The Book About The Author Reviews & Links Articles & Op-Eds Interviews & Speeches Fields Notes & Images Speaking Order 'The End of Food' 'The End of Oil'		By Paul Roberts, author of the best-selling The End of Oil "An indispensable book. . .the best analysis of the global food economy you are likely to find." —Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma "Everyone's got to eat, and this spellbinding book makes it clear why that may be a problem." —Bill McKibben, The End of Nature Paul Roberts, best-selling author of The End of Oil, turns his attention to the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic needs is failing dramatically. In this carefully researched account, Roberts indentifies the forces that are undermining our capacity to produce food that is safe, nourishing, or adequate to meet the appetites of a rapidly growing population. In The End of Food, readers will see not only how our food systems are breaking down--but how they can be put back on a sustainable course. For more information about THE END OF FOOD, use the links at the left. Or for press inquiries, please contact Alia Hanna Habib at Houghton Mifflin at 1-212-420-5878 or alia_habib@hmco.com. At Book Stores Everywhere! "'The End of Food' is a call to arms." Nature Magazine This site The Web