Fast Food Nation

<p><b>Now the subject of a film by Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller <i>Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World </i>tells the story of our love affair with fast food.</b><br><br> Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. It looks good, tastes good, and it's cheap. But the real cost never appears on the menu.<br><br> Eric Schlosser visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world.<br><br> '<i>Fast Food Nation</i> has lifted the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry ... and sparked a storm'<br />  <i>Observer</i><br><br> 'Has wiped that smirk off the Happy Meal ... Thanks to this man, you'll never eat a burger again'<br />  <i>Evening Standard</i><br><br> 'Startling ... Junk food, we learn, is just that ... left this reader vowing never to set foot in one of those outlets again'<br />  <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br> 'This book tells you more than you really want to know when you're chomping on that hamburger ... Have a nice day? Listen - you should live so long'<br />  <i>The Times</i><br><br> <b>Eric Schlosser </b>is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. His first book, <i>Fast Food Nation</i>, was a major international bestseller. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone and the Guardian. He has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award for an Atlantic Review article on the drug trade, which was later adapted into the book <i>Reefer Madness</i>.</p> <p><b>Now the subject of a film by Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller <i>Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World </i>tells the story of our love affair with fast food.</b><br><br> Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. It looks good, tastes good, and it's cheap. But the real cost never appears on the menu.<br><br> Eric Schlosser visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world.<br><br> '<i>Fast Food Nation</i> has lifted the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry ... and sparked a storm'<br />  <i>Observer</i><br><br> 'Has wiped that smirk off the Happy Meal ... Thanks to this man, you'll never eat a burger again'<br />  <i>Evening Standard</i><br><br> 'Startling ... Junk food, we learn, is just that ... left this reader vowing never to set foot in one of those outlets again'<br />  <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br> 'This book tells you more than you really want to know when you're chomping on that hamburger ... Have a nice day? Listen - you should live so long'<br />  <i>The Times</i><br><br> <b>Eric Schlosser </b>is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. His first book, <i>Fast Food Nation</i>, was a major international bestseller. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone and the Guardian. He has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award for an Atlantic Review article on the drug trade, which was later adapted into the book <i>Reefer Madness</i>.</p>