Fast Food Nation

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• Meat is murder

  Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World Eric Schlosser (Penguin, £6.99) If you read this book, I defy you to eat a mass-produced hamburger again. This column had a soft spot for the Burger King Bacon Double Cheeseburger (me ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal By Eric Schlosser

  aps nothing is so ubiquitous in 21st-century America as fast food. Fully one-half of the country's food expenditures takes place in restaurants, and the large majority of those dollars is spent on fast food. It is no surprise that the two best-known ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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  Don't see the movie, read the book!

  I have never been a fan of fast food but before reading this book, my concerns were health related only. The book gives you a different point of view about the Fast Food culture.

  It shows you how it really affects many aspects in society you are not usually aware of (marketing, city design, f ... (continue)

  I have never been a fan of fast food but before reading this book, my concerns were health related only. The book gives you a different point of view about the Fast Food culture.

  It shows you how it really affects many aspects in society you are not usually aware of (marketing, city design, farming, environment, etc)

  The book is highly documented (as far as I know, the author has never been sued for any of statements in the book) and weel researched.
  It is easy to read too. It is a shame the movie sucked so badly

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  Farfan Eduardo said on Oct 2, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  This is an insightful book that opens our eyes on what is really going on behind major fast food chains like McDonald's. Far from being just restaurants, they are gigantic corporations influencing just about every aspect we can think of - farms, factories, governments, you name it. The book is ver ... (continue)

  This is an insightful book that opens our eyes on what is really going on behind major fast food chains like McDonald's. Far from being just restaurants, they are gigantic corporations influencing just about every aspect we can think of - farms, factories, governments, you name it. The book is very well researched, and is careful not to sound too accusatory (probably out of a fear of lawsuits), but still drives home the point that fast food corporations have grown too powerful. Naturally, too much power leads to corruption.

  My only complaint is the book's occasional veering off in irrelevant directions, like when it talks about Walt Disney. But it's just a minor nuisance.

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  Holmes said on Aug 26, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  A sobering look at what goes into a typical fast food meal ... including illegal immigrant labor, low wages, dirty kitchens, meat with shit ... shall I go on? Think twice about eating that burger! Read this and find out how the multi-billion fast food industry is taking its customers for a ride.

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  guiltlessreader aka screamingbanshee said on Apr 3, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I red it for my final exam and it had been really a shock! i think it should be read as course book in every university's class!

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  Iri_83 said on Mar 9, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  A must read for the fast-food lovers and fast-food haters. You can learn what you're eating from this book. I wonder how the movie came out.

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  Goyoko said on Feb 1, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  The Fast Food Industry In A New Light

  I couldn't put this book down, it really did put the fast food industry into a new light, it was touching in parts and possibly justifies a reform of the industry.

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  Richardtherebel said on May 26, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 400 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0141006870
• ISBN-13: 9780141006871
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Pub date: Apr 04, 2002
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
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