Article: BOOK REVIEW: FAST FOOD NATION


United Press International
09-25-2001
Book Review: Fast Food Nation

WASHINGTON, Sep 25, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- You may never feel the same way about Ronald McDonald. And perhaps you shouldn't.

Author Eric Schlosser's dark commentary "Fast Food Nation," ($25, Houghton Mifflin Company), is a sharp indictment of not only the powerful fast food industry, but also of the myriad of industries and pedestrian attitudes it has spawned and on which it continues to feed.

Schlosser weaves together statistics, personal stories, and details from hundreds of public records to bolster his stinging invective -- his book is a lesson on investigative journalism.

Schlosser maintains that ...

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