(2001, 383 pages, softcover) Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music combined. Did you know: McDonalds spends $3 billion on advertising and marketing directly toward children? 90% of American children between the ages of 3-9 visit McDonalds. The average American eats 3 hamburgers a week? Did you know that what we eat has changed more in the last 40 years than in the last 40,000!
In Eric Schlosser's new book, Fast Food Nation, he shatters all myths and uncovers the fast food chains efforts to reel in the youngest and most susceptible consumers, highlighting the institutionalized exploitation of teenagers and minorities. Schlosser reveals the history that has led to the present "Fast Food Nation" called America, as well as its detrimental effects both economically and socially. He is credited for bringing light to the fact that hundreds of millions of people buy fast food everyday without giving much thought to the physical, social, economic, and environmental ramifications of their purchases. This book has been thoroughly researched and has many interesting facts about the history of fast food.
Chapters:
1. The Founding Fathers
2. Your Trusted Friends
3. Behind The Counter
4. Success
5. Why The Fries Taste Good
6. On The Range
7. Cogs In The Great Machine
8. The Most Dangerous Job
9. What's In The Meat
10. Global Realization
Index