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

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Eric Schlosser

399 pages first pub 2001 (view editions)

nonfiction food and drink health sociology informative fast-paced
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Fast Food Nation is ideal for readers curious about the societal implications and hidden consequences of everyday consumer choices, blending investigative journalism with broader cultural critique.

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Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but here Eric Schlosser makes them s...

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