Pollan has divided The Omnivore's Dilemma into three parts, one for each of the food chains that sustain us: industrialized food, alternative or "organic" food, and food people obtain by dint of their own hunting, gathering, or gardening. Pollan follows each food chain literally from the ground up to the table, emphasizing our dynamic coevolutionary relationship with the species we depend on

Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball book ever" (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what "may be the best book ever written on business"

Spanning almost thirty years and settings that range from big cities to small towns and farmsteads of rural Canada, this magnificent collection brings together twenty-eight stories by a writer of unparalleled wit, generosity, and emotional power. In her Selected Stories, Alice Munro makes lives that seem small unfold until they are revealed to be as spacious as prairies and locates the moments of love and betrayal, desire and forgiveness, that change those lives forever

Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Museum-hop in Barrio Bellas Artes, kayak down the calm Rio Serrano, or marvel at the strikingly enigmatic moai of Easter Island, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Chile and Easter Island and begin your journey now!

History, human genius and the hot midday sun have conspired to make Rome one of the world's most seductive and thrilling cities. This guide is for who going to travel to Rome.

Singapore: a clean and efficient country that has received numerous accolades for excellence. True? Certainly. But does this mean that Singaporeans are a plain or boring bunch, used only to the comforts and conveniences of modern living? Certainly not. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. This book is a collection of images captured by Singaporeans as a gift to the nation on its 40th birthday. It bears testimony to the fact that Singaporeans are a lively people with a remarkable variety of interests and a unique way of life