Results for: eric schlosser

Below is a list of 3 the books by this author.

Book cover of CHEW ON THIS
CHEW ON THIS
By: eric schlosser | Published: May 2006

Kids love fast food. And the fast food industry definitely loves kids. It couldn’t survive without them. Did you know that the biggest toy...

Kids love fast food. And the fast food industry definitely loves kids. It couldn’t survive without them. Did you know that the biggest toy company in the world is McDonald’s? It’s true. In fact, one out of every three toys given to a child in the United States each year is from a fast food restaurant. Not only has fast food reached into the toy industry, it’s moving into our schools. One out of every five public schools in the United States now serves brand name fast food. But do kids know what they’re eating? Where do fast food hamburgers come from? And what makes those fries taste so good? When Eric Schlosser’s best-selling book, Fast Food Nation, was published for adults in 2001, many called for his groundbreaking insight to be shared with young people. Now Schlosser, along with co-writer Charles Wilson, has investigated the subject further, uncovering new facts children need to know. In Chew On This, they share with kids the fascinating and sometimes frightening truth about what lurks between those sesame seed buns, what a chicken ‘nugget’ really is, and how the fast food industry has been feeding off children for generations. Featuring cover art by M. Wartella.

  • ISBN
    9780618710317
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Social Studies - Issues (economic, Political And Social)
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$22.00
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Book cover of FAST FOOD NATION
FAST FOOD NATION
By: eric schlosser | Published: June 2005

Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American...

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. (back cover)

  • ISBN
    9780060838584
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    High School - Science & Technology
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$19.95
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FAST FOOD NATION
By: eric schlosser | Published: March 2012

Explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture,...

Explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.

  • ISBN
    9780547750330
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Social Studies - General
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$26.99
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