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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal is a 2001 book by Eric Schlosser. First serialized by Rolling Stone [2] in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair 's 1906 muckraking novel The Jungle . [3]
- Eric Schlosser
- 2001
Eric Schlosser visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world.
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- Eric Schlosser
Fast Food Nation - the groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats - and spent nearly four months on the New York Times bestseller list - now available on cassette!
In the critically acclaimed and nationally bestselling Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser embarks on a journey that raises some disturbing questions about ...
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Jan 17, 2001 · Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled the juggernaut of American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.
Slosser explores the seamy underside of the fast food business including its impact on the environment, obesity (more than half of all Americans and 25% of American children are obese or overweight) and public health (including the risk of dangerous pathogens being entering the American food chain).
- Eric Schlosser
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Jan 17, 2001 · Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Eric Schlosser. HarperCollins, Jan 17, 2001 - Social Science - 384 pages. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The jaw-dropping exposé on...
