Fast Food Nation The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.
NY: Perennial, 2005. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. 5.25"x8". 383 indexed pages. 42nd printing. Cover design by Martha Kennedy. Cover photo by Ji Scherer. Book designed by Robert Overholtzer. Spine straight, binding tight, pages slight tone, unmarked, unclipped, not x-library. Collectible - VeryGood. Item #12736
ISBN: 9780060938451
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 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 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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