Eric Schlosser

'Mega-Mac', Public Domain There are few of us that haven't reached out for a burger or fries (or both!), late at night, lit by a blinking flourescent sign. I officially gave up going to fast food restaurants in 2005, after I'd had years of Big Macs, McMuffin breakfasts and Whopper meals. As I started to learn more about food, and began making it for myself, I started to find that food from fast food chains disappointed me. The food I queued up for, making special 6am trips before work for my...Read Full Story

What are the main themes addressed in “Fast Meals Nation ” by Eric Schlosser ? The exploitation of unlawful immigrants. Directing advertising at youth. US slaughterhouses. Quick food and weight problems. McDonald’s and it is procedures in general. That’s about it. Devlin B. i was contemplating -obesity epidemic -unskilled works received anything to include on?Read Full Story

On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry’s drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America’s diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens...Read Full Story

Editorial Reviews As much as 10% of the American economy, and perhaps more, is comprised of illegal “underground” enterprises, according to author and Atlantic Monthly correspondent Eric Schlosser. And while this segment is never discussed in the newspaper business pages, Schlosser tackles it with the same in-depth analysis and compulsive readability that made his Fast Food Nation a best seller. Reefer Madness spotlights marijuana, migrant labor, and pornography, three of the most thriving...Read Full Story

Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review As much as 10% of the American economy, and perhaps more, is comprised of illegal “underground” enterprises, according to author and Atlantic Monthly correspondent Eric Schlosser. And while this segment is never discussed in the newspaper business pages, Schlosser tackles it with the same in-depth analysis and compulsive readability that made his Fast Food Nation a best seller. Reefer Madness spotlights marijuana, migrant labor, and pornography, three...Read Full Story