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

Fast food has accelerated the way our environment is changing, deepened the wealth gap, contributed to the obesity epidemic, and strengthened American cultural imperialism overseas. That is a long list of accusations, but Eric Schlosser skillfully uses excellent reporting, sardonic humor, and well-considered logic to make them stick.

Schlosser's comprehensive study covers a wide territory, from the industrial strip along the New Jersey Turnpike where many of the tastes of fast food are created, to the neighborhoods in California where the company originated. He discovers a wealth of intriguing and unnerving facts along the way, including the sinister relationship between fast food and Hollywood and the profound shifts the sector has brought about in popular culture, food production, and even real estate.

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