Fast Food Nation

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 Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.

Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from California's subdivisions, where the business was born, to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike, where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths -- from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-10-2009; Informative!; Fast Food Nation is a very eye opening and informative book. Schlosser examines all sides of the fast food industry. It is a definitely a must read for anyone who lives in America.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-09-2009; illuminating; True, this guy is a bit of a soft-hearted leftie... but with such in-depth, exhaustively researched and skillfully executed arguments such as this, I find it hard not to be a soft-hearted leftie, myself (having been raised in the home...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-03-2009; Recomended Reading; Thanks to this book, it's now easy to avoid all of the ubiquitous fast food stores that seem to beckon at every turn. I've already lost 4 pounds and feel a lot better! (I'm also happy that I sold my McDonald's stock three years ago!)...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-23-2009; A Must Read!; Decline in the hourly wage, appalling working conditions, union busting, unsanitary practices from the slaughterhouse to the kitchen, a food economy dominated by giant corporations, homogenization of American consumer culture, threats to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-10-2009; Informative!; Fast Food Nation is a very eye opening and informative book. Schlosser examines all sides of the fast food industry. It is a definitely a must read for anyone who lives in America.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-31-2008; Food for thought; Schlosser attempts to explain the food industry: its origins, its workers, the supply of meat and potatoes and how these all have changed over the years. While I had already heard about the food side, I was surprised at how much time was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2008; McDonalds is healther than Subway!; This is outrageous propaganda! I am truly disgusted at how much they insult McDonalds. McDonalds is healthy for you! With every meal at McD's you get vegetables, grains, meat, and the optional yogurt parfait.For good ways to stay healthy...; read full review | report as inappropriate