Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

by Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio, Marion Nestle (Foreword by)

Overview

The 2006 James Beard Book of the Year is now available in paperback. Featuring a photojournalistic survey of 30 families from 24 countries and the food they eat during the course of one week, this captivating chronicle offers a riveting look at what the world really eats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780984074426
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	09/01/2007
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

PETER MENZEL and FAITH D'ALUISIO are the co-creators of the books Material World: A Global Family Portrait and Women in the Material World. They are also the co-authors of Man Eating Bugs and Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. They live in Napa, California, and are the parents of Josh, Jack, Adam, and Evan.


PETER MENZEL and FAITH D'ALUISIO are the co-creators of the books Material World: A Global Family Portrait and Women in the Material World. They are also the co-authors of Man Eating Bugs and Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. They live in Napa, California, and are the parents of Josh, Jack, Adam, and Evan.

Editorial Reviews

What does a family of 13 in Bhutan eat? How does a family in Greenland shop for the week? These questions and more are answered in The Hungry Planet, a riveting book that examines the dietary habits of 30 families from 24 countries. Filled with compelling photos and insightful essays, this provocative, often humbling book will give you pause at the supermarket, the dinner table, the candy machine -- or the next time you get a charity solicitation in the mail.

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