Author Newman expertly explains how the loss of various species has affected our meals.

Weaves a fascinating history of people, culture, species, world events into the explanation of why certain animals vanished and how it has affected culinary knowledge and impacted what we eat and don't eat.  Newman also examines how culinary extinction will affect our ilves and what we can do about it.

An informative and insightful book that provides much food for thought.

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—

I’m almost finished reading Fahrenheit 451, and while that little tidbit may seem wholly unrelated, bear with me. As many of you know, books are illegal in Bradbury’s story, but there’s a part when Guy reads a poem to his wife and her friends, and one of her friends starts sobbing without knowing why. They hadn’t felt anything real in so long, if ever - everything that was shoved down their throats was fake happiness they thought they needed. But hearing a poem caused her to cry uncontrollably, and Guy began to doubt that books should ever be brought back to light. That maybe happiness was better, even if it was shallow. Guy seems to be learning his own depths at this point, and his hesitation really struck me. I’ve always found the sorrowful or the tragic to be the most breathtaking. Like Poe, for example. There would never be a moment when I thought that sorrow should be hidden from the world. And I’m so glad that works like Poe’s exist. Could you imagine a world without authors like him? Or ANY authors, for that matter? 

If I’m rambling, I apologize! Fahrenheit 451 is just so provoking and relevant - read it, if you haven’t yet! And PS, HBO is making a new flick of it to be released next month

This book could be used in K-3rd grade. This book teaches about bullying. Students need to know that that is not okay. I would use this book in the first couple of weeks of school. for an activity I could make a chart with characteristics of a good friend and have the students provide me with examples and reasons of why being a good friend is so important.

This was probably the most fucked up thing I've ever read! And I've read a book about a fucking cannibal that thought that eating body parts would cure him of some disease he had! -_____________________________________-

HOW, CAN I REVIEW THIS?!

People are comparing this to Wuthering Weights?

Heathcliff is a fucking sweet kitten compared to this!

MY INNER FEMINIST WANTS TO GO ON A FUCKING RANT!