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A tongue-in-cheek and burger in hand look at the legal, financial and physical costs of our hunger for fast food, by the funniest and most incisive new voice since Michael Moore. Can a man live on fast food alone? Morgan Spurlock tried. For thirty days he ate nothing but three square' meals a day from McDonald's as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on our health. Don't Eat This Book gives the full background story to the experiment that so captivated audiences around the world in the documentary Super Size Me, and explores in further depth the connections between the rise of fast food and obesity. In this groundbreaking and hilarious book of epic portions, Morgan Spurlock lays bare the devastating facts for all to see
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Review:
"Breezy, humorous." --The New York Times
"Fact-packed and funny." --Publishers Weekly
"Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me's] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining--get this--entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore." --Maxim
"A sobering look at the country's obesity crisis." --People (Great Reads)
"Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion...a shocking indictment of the fast food industry." --Tucson Citizen
"He has a story to tell, and it's scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line." --Charleston Post and Courier
"Alternately hilarious and discouraging...provides further details about the health impact of the nation's poor eating choices." --Toledo Blade
"Detailed and nuanced...very amusing." --Maclean's
"With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests." --St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Breezy, humorous." --The New York Times
"Breezy, humorous." --The New York Times
-Breezy, humorous.- --The New York Times
About the Author:
"Fact-packed and funny." --Publishers Weekly
"Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me's] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining--get this--entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore." --Maxim
"A sobering look at the country's obesity crisis." --People (Great Reads)
"Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion...a shocking indictment of the fast food industry." --Tucson Citizen
"He has a story to tell, and it's scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line." --Charleston Post and Courier
"Alternately hilarious and discouraging...provides further details about the health impact of the nation's poor eating choices." --Toledo Blade
"Detailed and nuanced...very amusing." --Maclean's
"With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests." --St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Breezy, humorous." --The New York Times
"Fact-packed and funny." --Publishers Weekly
"Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me's] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining--get this--entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore." --Maxim
"A sobering look at the country's obesity crisis." --People (Great Reads)
"Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion...a shocking indictment of the fast food industry." --Tucson Citizen
"He has a story to tell, and it's scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line." --Charleston Post and Courier
"Alternately hilarious and discouraging...provides further details about the health impact of the nation's poor eating choices." --Toledo Blade
"Detailed and nuanced...very amusing." --Maclean's
"With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests." --St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Breezy, humorous. The New York Times
Fact-packed and funny. Publishers Weekly
Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me s] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining get this entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore. Maxim
A sobering look at the country s obesity crisis. People (Great Reads)
Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion a shocking indictment of the fast food industry. Tucson Citizen
He has a story to tell, and it s scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line. Charleston Post and Courier
Alternately hilarious and discouraging provides further details about the health impact of the nation s poor eating choices. Toledo Blade
Detailed and nuanced very amusing. Maclean s
With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests. St. Paul Pioneer Press
Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
Breezy, humorous. The New York Times
Fact-packed and funny. Publishers Weekly
Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me s] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining get this entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore. Maxim
A sobering look at the country s obesity crisis. People (Great Reads)
Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion a shocking indictment of the fast food industry. Tucson Citizen
He has a story to tell, and it s scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line. Charleston Post and Courier
Alternately hilarious and discouraging provides further details about the health impact of the nation s poor eating choices. Toledo Blade
Detailed and nuanced very amusing. Maclean s
With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests. St. Paul Pioneer Press
Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
""Breezy, humorous." --The New York Times
"Fact-packed and funny." --Publishers Weekly
"Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me's] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining--get this--entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore." --Maxim
"A sobering look at the country's obesity crisis." --People (Great Reads)
"Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion...a shocking indictment of the fast food industry." --Tucson Citizen
"He has a story to tell, and it's scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line." --Charleston Post and Courier
"Alternately hilarious and discouraging...provides further details about the health impact of the nation's poor eating choices." --Toledo Blade
"Detailed and nuanced...very amusing." --Maclean's
"With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests." --St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
-Breezy, humorous.- --The New York Times
-Fact-packed and funny.- --Publishers Weekly
-Spurlock expands on [Super Size Me's] harrowing themes of American obesity and offers causes and cures, all while remaining--get this--entertaining. Like a funnier Michael Moore.- --Maxim
-A sobering look at the country's obesity crisis.- --People (Great Reads)
-Just reading this book will give the average reader indigestion...a shocking indictment of the fast food industry.- --Tucson Citizen
-He has a story to tell, and it's scary enough to keep you out of that drive-through line.- --Charleston Post and Courier
-Alternately hilarious and discouraging...provides further details about the health impact of the nation's poor eating choices.- --Toledo Blade
-Detailed and nuanced...very amusing.- --Maclean's
-With a combination of wit, sarcasm, anger, and hard-hitting research, Spurlock argues that groups such as the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been corrupted by corporate interests.- --St. Paul Pioneer Press
-Spurlock [writes] in his trademark take-no-prisoners style and with a humor that saves him from sounding pious or self-satisfied. A powerful work of reporting and punditry.---Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Morgan Spurlock is a writer, director, and producer, and in 2004 he was awarded the Best Director prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph Ltd
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0718147812
- ISBN 13 9780718147815
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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