Sách - The Pig and I - The Tale of Our Relationship With a Beast We Eat by Lucy Moffatt (hardcover)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Ingram IPS Origin: CA (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781771649902 Condition: Brandnew Binding: hardcover Pages: 288 Dimensons: 229 x 152 x 30 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- For fans of Bill Bryson and Michael Pollan. In this lively account, a guilt-ridden, bacon-loving journalist finds work at an industrial pig farm as he researches the long and torrid history of humans and swine. After convincing a skeptical pig farmer to take him on as a hired hand for six months, journalist Kristoffer Endresen follows a litter of piglets from birth to slaughter, all in the hopes of understanding what goes on inside an industrial pig farm and whether humans can ethically justify eating pork … which just so happens to be the most consumed animal protein in the world. During his days as a beginner pig wrangler, he mucks out pig pens and cuddles a cute piglet. He inseminates a female pig and narrowly escapes being trampled. Endresen interweaves his fast times at a piggery with surprising insights into the long and star-crossed bond between pigs and humans—drawing on history, literature, archeology, and myth—and shares new science into video-game-playing swine and pig heart transplants, and asks if pigs really are as smart as we think. Both an engaging saga of an overlooked animal and a provocative exploration of the ethics of industrial meat, The Pig and I asks us to consider not only where our food comes from, but also the tangled history that first brought it to our plates. Explores the ethics of eating pork without passing judgment on the reader—perfect for meat-eaters with a slightly guilty conscience For fans of Bill Bryson and Michael Pollan—a quirky and lively read that combines current food issues with popular science, history, and anecdotes. First-hand account of working as a pig farmer: the author convinces a grizzled pig farmer to let him work for him for six months, following a litter of piglets from birth to slaughter. The result is an honest picture of what life is like for a pig—and a farmer—at an industrial farm. Terrific pig facts: like did you know pigs play a role in pandemics? That there is a special type of sow cheese that costs $1000 per pound. . . or that pigs can play computer games!? These and more surprising facts are peppered throughout the book. National PR campaign Bookstagram outreach Big Mouth Mailing: sending galleys to nature writers, ocean activists, and others. Social media advertising campaign ( and ) E-newsletter campaign Kristoffer Endresen Bio: Kristoffer Hatteland Endresen is a historian and journalist who has worked in both writing and teaching. This is his first book. He lives in Norway. Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....