Eccles, Greater Manchester along the route of the track linking those two cities. Eccles cakes, first produced and sold in the town in 1796, are now exported across the world. The derivation of the name is uncertain, but several ideas have been proposed. One is that the "Eccles" place-name is derived from the Romano-British "Ecles" or "Eglys", itself derived from the Ancient Greek "Ecclesia". Following the arrival in AD 613 of the invading Anglo-Saxons at Lancashire, many existing British place-names, especially rivers and hills (the River Irwell for example), survived intact. The root "Ecles", found in several village names, is an exception to
In Defense of Food In Defense of Food In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (released internationally as In Defence of Food) is a 2008 book by journalist and activist Michael Pollan. It was number one on the "New York Times" Non-Fiction Best Seller List for six weeks. The book grew out of Pollan's 2007 essay "Unhappy Meals" published in the "New York Times Magazine". Pollan has also said that he wrote "In Defense of Food" as a response to people asking him what they should eat after having read his previous book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma". In the book, Pollan explores the relationship between