The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food - Softcover

Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393338150 ISBN 13: 9780393338157

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

Synopsis

“It’s a challenge to create transformative moments with books, but [Masson] does it.”―Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times

In this revelatory work, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson shows how food affects our moral selves, our health, and our planet. Masson investigates how denial keeps us from recognizing the animal at the end of our fork and urges readers to consciously make decisions about food.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson a former psychoanalyst and projects director of the Sigmund Freud Archives, has authored over a dozen books, including the bestselling When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie About Love, as well as The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, The Assault on Truth and The Face on Your Plate. An American, he lives in New Zealand.

From AudioFile:

This text examines a subject long debated, the morality associated with animal production for food and its effects on human health and natural resources. Each detail of animal abuse associated with food production--from fish to fowl--is included. The content makes a strong case for the vegan lifestyle, which goes beyond food choices to include clothing and personal-care products. Fred Stella's tenor voice maintains a nonjudgmental tone throughout--despite the sometimes-gruesome descriptions. Avoiding vocal variation, he narrates with an even pace and steady cadence between sentences and paragraphs. Stella's clear, crisp voice makes this a beneficial audio experience for both carnivores and herbivores. A.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0393338150
• ISBN 13: 9780393338157
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288