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A Quick Tip by Bookpleasures

May 27, 2010

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Great book. It will make you think twice before eating a Big Mac.

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review by eagorn. July 01, 2010

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A good read and start into questioning the food systems in America

I read this book a few years back when I first getting into reading books about food, our environment, and our economy in general. The title seemed interesting to me and is very fitting. This book opened my eyes to a system I had been partaking in my whole life. The fast food industry. The Mcdonald's hamburger, The Burger King Whopper, and the Taco Bell taco. I remember eating at fast food places all the time when I was a kid. … more

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Quick Tip by tyrannynomore. August 12, 2010

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An excellent informative read for those who like to know how what they are consuming in the massive fast food industry.

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Quick Tip by smile247. July 21, 2010

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This is an incredibly educational book. However, it makes you never want to eat in a fast food place ever again...

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Quick Tip by vampire_eyez. July 17, 2010

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A Quick Tip by vampire_eyez

this book will have you blowing by evey drive thru in town. its an perfectly disgusting look into the world of fast food. i read it as a school assignment but would recommend it to anyone with a strong stomach.

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Quick Tip by bhall0903. July 16, 2010

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Great history of the Fast Food Industry; however, it can be dull at times.

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Quick Tip by twit10. July 13, 2010

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This book really gives you some insight as to where we are as a nation.

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Quick Tip by spohkh. July 09, 2010

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This was required reading while I was in college, but it changed my life. For the last six years I have been vegan because of it.

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Quick Tip by flyingwitheagles. July 07, 2010

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An eye-opener once one is ready to change their lifestyle! But be prepared for that first, you may not want to go back...

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Quick Tip by Esoteric. July 06, 2010

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Good information, but kinda stale anti-fast food rhetoric. McDonald's is horrible for you. Duh.

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Quick Tip by ReisenJen. July 06, 2010

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great book! explains clearly why so many people are obese in this country. lots of supporting evidence and references

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Fast Food Nation is a book about the effect of the fast food industry on the United States and the world. Eric Schlosser examines fast food giants like McDonald's, Burger King and Carl's Jr. in regards to brand loyalty, the meat packing industry and slaughterhouses, obesity, obsession with fast food and why the fast food industry has been so successful in serving this type of food and paying low wages to employees from every part of the production line involved in the final product.

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