Reviews
This far-ranging and deeply researched book details the damage of factory farming to the planet and to humans--and with a lot of sympathy for the cows., With wry humor, compelling analysis, and occasional indignation the authors follow the cow through history and the economy. A fun read and a good message., [C]lear, direct and well researched...the book's thought-provoking discussion of cows' effects on our country and foods we largely take for granted is timely and well presented., Denis Hayes and Gail Boyer Hayes beautifully map the destructive co-migration of earth's two great, conquering herds--Homo sapiens and Bos taurus--and prescribe a distinctly different and uplifting way for us to co-exist., An in-depth explanation of America's relationship with cows--which is deeper, and more dangerous, than you think., [A] comprehensive look at how the once-beneficial human-bovine partnership has tipped in favor of the cows, complete with suggestions about how we might begin to even out the scales--for all of our sakes., A terrific book, well researched and eloquently written, about better possibilities for the health of people, land, water, climate, and, yeah, for cows too!, [A] richly researched overview. Marshalling numerous case studies, [Denis Hayes and Gail Boyer Hayes] show how humanity could shift from industrial farming to scaled-down, scientifically backed, sustainable animal husbandry., Vegetarians and vegans will champion Cowed, but so will those with ethical concerns about the future of sustainable American agriculture, soon placing it on the same shelf as Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals., Imagine an evening of conversation with the smartest, wittiest, most charming and interesting couple you know. It's a conversation about cows, but it ranges widely, from history to geology to public health. Cowed is that evening., Cowed has made me think long and hard about how big agriculture can learn from little agriculture.... There is little doubt that the problems described in Cowed require attention and creativity, and that a healthy meat-raising industry would look significantly different from what we have today., [A] broad and breezy introduction to the general state of the American cow... If you needed to explain to a non-comprehending parent why you are becoming a vegetarian, for example, Cowed would probably go over more smoothly than, say, the legendarily hyperbolic Diet for a New America., [A] broad and breezy introduction to the general state of the American cow...If you needed to explain to a non-comprehending parent why you are becoming a vegetarian, for example, Cowed would probably go over more smoothly than, say, the legendarily hyperbolic Diet for a New America.
