<p>Pictured on an overhead video display, Michael Pollan, author of the book “In Defense of Food,” is seen speaking to a crowd of nearly 7,000 people during a free lecture at the Kohl Center on Sept. 24, 2009. Pollan's book, which addresses the American food landscape, was selected for the university's <a href="http://www.gobigread.wisc.edu/">Go Big Read common-reading program</a>.</p>
<p class="photoByLine">Photo: <a href="http://mailto:photos@news.wisc.edu">Jeff Miller</a></p>