Fast Food Nation
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Introduction Chapter 1: The Founding Fathers Chapter 2: Your Trusted Friends Chapter 3: Behind the Counter Chapter 4: Success Chapter 5: Why the Fries Taste Good Chapter 6: On the Range Chapter 7: Cogs in the Great Machine Chapter 8: The Most Dangerous Job Chapter 9: What’s in the Meat Chapter 10: Global Realization Epilogue: Have It Your Way
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All Themes Diet, Nutrition, and Food Safety Greed, Corporations, and “The Bottom Line” Independence vs. the Social Contract Bureaucracy and Complex Systems Work and “The Good Life”
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All Characters Eric Schlosser Carl Karcher The McDonalds Brothers Ray Kroc Walt Disney Elisa Zamot Dave Feamster Hank The Monfort Family David Theno
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Fast Food Nation

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