The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman's Romp Through a World of Men, Meat, and Moral Crisis [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Weaver, Tara Austin

ISBN 10: 1605299960 / ISBN 13: 9781605299969

Published by Rodale Press, New York, 2010

About this Item

Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'For Andrea, with many thanks for big dreams, soft shoulders, laughter, healing, and all the colors of the rainbow, XOX' by the author on the title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 228 p. Audience: General/trade. Essentially as new except for minor bumps to two book corners and slight soiling to the dust jacket. A memoir by the Seattle-based author of the blog Tea & Cookies about becoming a meat-eater after a life-time of vegetarianism, A rare book, especially signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman's Romp Through a World of Men, Meat, and Moral Crisis [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Rodale Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605299960
• ISBN 13: 9781605299969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Growing up in a family that kept jars of bean sprouts on its windowsill before such things were desirable or hip, Tara Austen Weaver never thought she'd stray from vegetarianism. But as an adult, she found herself in poor health, and, having tried cures of every kind, a doctor finally ordered her to eat meat. Warily, she ventured into the butcher shop, and as the man behind the counter wrapped up her first-ever chicken, she found herself charmed. Eventually, he dared her to cook her way through his meat counter. As Tara navigates through this new world—grass-fed beef vs. grain-fed beef; finding chickens that are truly free-range— she's tempted to give up and go back to eating tempeh. The more she learns about meat and how it's produced, and the effects eating it has on the human body and the planet, the less she feels she knows. She embarks upon a sometimes hilarious, sometimes frightening whirlwind tour that takes her from slaughterhouse to chef's table, from urban farm to the hearthside of cow wranglers. Along the way, she meets an unforgettable cast of characters who all seem to take a vested interest in whether she opts for turnips or T-bones. The Butcher and the Vegetarian is the rollicking and relevant story of one woman's quest to reconcile a nontraditional upbringing with carnal desires.

About the Author

TARA AUSTEN WEAVER, a freelance writer and developmental book editor, started her popular food blog, Tea & Cookies, in 2006 and writes daily for food media blog, Chow.com. She serves on the executive committee of Litquake, San Francisco's annual literary festival, and pioneered the wildly successful Lit Crawl, an event that draws more than 200 authors and crowds of more than 5,000. She lives in San Francisco and Seattle.