{"product_id":"eating-animals-9780316069885","title":"Eating Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart memoir and part investigative report, \u003ci\u003eEating Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is the groundbreaking moral examination of vegetarianism, farming, and the food we eat every day that inspired the documentary of the same name.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his life oscillating between enthusiastic carnivore and occasional vegetarian. For years he was content to live with uncertainty about his own dietary choices but once he started a family, the moral dimensions of food became increasingly important. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Faced with the prospect of being unable to explain why we eat some animals and not others, Foer set out to explore the origins of many eating traditions and the fictions involved with creating them. Traveling to the darkest corners of our dining habits, Foer raises the unspoken question behind every fish we eat, every chicken we fry, and every burger we grill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part memoir and part investigative report, \u003ci\u003eEating Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that, in the words of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, places Jonathan Safran Foer \"at the table with our greatest philosophers\" -and a must-read for anyone who cares about building a more humane and healthy world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316069885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.55w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2010 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Safran Foer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635978694812,"sku":"9780316069885","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cbced4e6-df23-4304-a607-66bc77bcc247.jpg?v=1603841064","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eating-animals-9780316069885","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}