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the world of the fast food chain

Advantages: informative about the fast food industry facts
Disadvantages: there aren't any

...gruesome story about how the fast food industry really works and what they actually put into those 100% beefburgers and thick milkshakes. If you are one those people who like going to burger chains the most popular beginning with M you will think quite differently after you have read this book - that is should you wish to know. Buy this book now. When I used to go to eat out at these burger chains it used to be a luxury and now it seems it has become ...
...places. You do hear so many stories that the western world is really unhealthy and you begin to wonder whether these burger chains are partially to blame- because the companies try and entice you by introducing new and so called 'healthy menus' - it is just a cover up! The words in these pages will open your eyes to the realities of a burger in a bun and those french fries. ...

supasta7 29.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser

Up in smoke...

Advantages: Human story jammed with facts
Disadvantages: Isn't manditory school reading

...cover of my copy of Reefer Madness is perhaps a little more risqué. The title Reefer Madness is written in large Red letters along the back of a girl wearing nothing more than small underwear with an American $100 bill emblazed across them. This might not be one to take in to the office if you work in a relatively conservative environment. - I took mine in to work for this exact reason and it did get a few raised eyebrows. About the author Eric ...
...universities across the country and Reefer Madness was selected as a Forbes Book Club Pick for 2003. In addition to his writing Schlosser has addressed the United States House of Representatives and Senate about the risk to the food supply from bioterrorism and has lectured at universities across the country, including Princeton University where he studied, the University of California at Berkeley and Yale University . As well as Fast Food nation, ...

ally2kc 25.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Reefer Madness - Eric Schlosser

I'm Having Fish Tonight...?

Advantages: Very thought provoking and informative
Disadvantages: Not neccessarily the easiest book to read

...dragged it at speed across the plains of Africa. This fantastical assemblage would scoop up everything in its way: predators, such as lions and cheetahs, lumbering endangered herbivores, such as rhinos and elephants, herds of impala and wildebeest....Picture how the net is constructed, with a huge metal roller attached to the leading edge. This rolling beam smashes and flattens obstructions, flushing creatures into the approaching filaments. The ...
...within terrestrial environments, yet in the marine realm it’s commonplace. For centuries the seas have been seen as inexhaustible, with debates raging from as early as the 1800’s as to whether the effect of fishing would have either direct or indirect impacts on either the fish stocks being exploited or the surrounding environment. In fact for many years the majority of the world’s fisheries have been treated as open access resources – where fisherman ...

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Review of The End of the Line - Charles Clover

Did You Spot the Gorilla?

Advantages: Easy to read, entertaining and very interesting
Disadvantages: None!

"DID YOU SPOT THE GORILLA?" "Did you spot the gorilla" is a clever little book designed to help you recognise hidden opportunities in your life. It is based on a psychological study which makes it both fascinating and inspiring, and will most likely help you keep an open mind and spot many gorillas around you. Why gorillas, you must be wondering? Gorillas in fact are a metaphor for the obvious opportunities that constantly pass us by. Let me explain. ...
...where volunteers were asked to watch a 30-second film in which some people are playing basketball. The volunteers had to count the number of passes. However, halfway through the film, a man in a gorilla suits walks in, wanders around the players and walks off. Surprisingly, very few people noticed the gorilla. Had they just watched the film with no instructions, they would have spotted it right away, but as they were focusing on something else, they ...

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Review of Did You Spot the Gorilla? - Richard Wiseman

Educational and Corporate Politics

Advantages: written in simple language nand is very interesting
Disadvantages: I dont know of any

...characteristic way in his book, Re-imagine! For you who probably have seen some wrongs done in your orgaanisation, and even elsewhere and believe it is time something was done about it, then this views by a man who share s your views and more would be a great read. He rants about how people who are in areas such as enterprise and government who are well intentioned about rendering better services to people are thwarted by absurd organisational barriers ...
...the organisation created has become tyrants that have taken over., holding us back and creating barriers against our progress in our business. In Re-imagine, he predicts that a workplace revolution which is underway would be embraced by every single person who ndoes not want to spend a lifetime in a single corporation. However, the need to have will, passion and know-how to take the responsibility lying with us-whether we like it or not. So we need ...

donnaheff 23.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Re-imagine! - Tom Peters