Fast Food Nation
the dark side of the all-american meal
$26.52
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2026
Summary
The Hidden Truth Behind Your Burger: A Deep Dive into Fast Food Nation
Twenty-five years ago, Fast Food Nation exposed the dark side of the industrial food system, revealing its devastating impact on landscapes, the widening economic divide, the obesity epidemic, and global health.
Eric Schlosser takes you behind the scenes, from the labs crafting artificial flavors to the dangerous meatpacking plants, exploring the marketing tactics targeting children and the conne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241766064 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241766060 |
| Author: | Eric Schlosser |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
Eric Schlosser changed the way we ate * Guardian *Intelligent, impeccably researched, terrifyingly detailed * The Times *Fast Food Nation lifted the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry … and sparked a storm * Observer *Fast Food Nation is witness to the rigour and seriousness of the best American journalism * Daily Telegraph *Schlosser’s reportage is as good as it gets * GQ *Schlosser has a flair for dazzling scene-setting and an arsenal of startling facts * Los Angeles Times *
About The Author
Eric Schlosser
Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation (2001), Reefer Madness (2003), Command and Control (2013), and Gods of Metal (2015). Command and Control was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History. He’s helped to produce numerous films, including Fast Food Nation, There Will Be Blood, and Food, Inc. Two of his plays, Americans and We the People, have been staged in London. He is currently at work on a book about prisons.
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