"[Philpott] wants to focus our attention squarely on the environmental consequences of the global and, especially, the American way of raising food. Nothing, his new Perilous Bounty reminds us, is going in the right direction ... We can't lose sight of the land, water and air that need the loudest and longest advocacy. Perilous Bounty will line up many new recruits." - New York Times Book Review
"The most important book on the food system in years." -
Michael Pollan, via Twitter "Makes a solid case that our intensive, industrial farm practices are draining California aquifers and causing severe fertile soil erosion in the Plains states ... [Philpott] deftly pulls together the whole crisis." -
Associated Press "[A] vitally important, lucidly written book." -
Alice Waters "This must-read book is deeply researched, compellingly written, and thoroughly inspiring." -
Marion Nestle, PhD, author of FOOD POLITICS and UNSAVORY TRUTH "Perilous Bounty offers a simple choice. We can change our centralized, industrialized, corporate-controlled system of food production–or watch it collapse." -
Eric Schlosser, author of FAST FOOD NATION and COMMAND AND CONTROL "A tour de force – [Perilous Bounty] showcases the danger we're in as the environmental vise tightens, and how we might still find our way out of this hole." -
Bill McKibben, author of THE END OF NATURE and FALTER "Tom Philpott has been one of the leading lights in food-and-farming journalism over the last decade. In Perilous Bounty, he continues to show why his voice is a much-needed one, warning us about the impending collapse of industrial agriculture - and revealing what we can do about it." -
Mark Bittman, author of HOW TO COOK EVERYTHING "Masterful, important, and sobering – a must-read for anyone who eats and hopes to continue doing so in our changing world." -
Barry Estabrook, author of TOMATOLAND "A solid, keenly drawn critique of American agricultural circumstances and consequences." -
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Lucidly written, well-researched, and laced with profiles of farmers and communities fighting against the odds, this is a persuasive call for sweeping changes to the American food system." -
Publishers Weekly "Precise and pointed ... With patient, quiet outrage and persuasive testimony from experts, Philpott makes the case that American farming faces multiple looming crises ... will terrify readers hoping for a sustainable future and will move them to action." -
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