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Title: Don't Eat This Book
Subtitle: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America
Author: Morgan Spurlock
Narrator: Morgan Spurlock
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-13-05
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 155 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences
Publisher's Summary:
But this story goes far beyond Spurlock's good-humored "Mc-Sickness". He traveled across the country, into schools, hospitals, and people's homes, to investigate school lunch programs, the marketing of fast food, and the declining emphasis on health and physical education. He looks at why fast food is so tasty, cheap, and ultimately seductive, and what Americans can do to turn the rising tide of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes that have accompanied its ever-growing popularity. He interviewed experts in 20 U.S. cities, from surgeons general and kids to lawmakers and marketing gurus who share their research, opinions, and "gut feelings" on our ever-expanding girth and what we can all do to offset a health crisis of supersized proportions.
In this groundbreaking, hilarious book, "benevolent muckraker" Morgan Spurlock debuts a wry investigative voice that will appeal to anyone interested in the health of our country, our children, and ourselves.
Critic Reviews:
"Fact-packed and funny, this offshoot of Spurlock's Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me serves both as a substitute for and addition to the movie....Spurlock's wisecracks make the statistic-laden information easily digestible." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
A must-read!
If you liked the tongue-in-cheek style of the superblockbustermegahit "Super Size Me," you'll love this book, graciously read by the man himself. Conversely, if you like this book, you MUST watch the movie!
Unfortunately, most people who absorb these materials are the ones who are interested in this subject because they already know better than to eat the crap they try to force down our throats. Listen to and/or read this book, and spread the word to your fat friends!
A Must-Listen
A must-listen title -- Morgan covers it all, from the fast food chains to the FDA and the USDA, school lunches and Big Food. A lot of what he says is horrifying, eye-opening, and after you listen, you'll think twice about what you put in your mouth!
Great info!
My entire family loved this book. In fact, my dyed-in-the-wool Texan hunter husband began eating both organic and local - and tofu - after listening to this audiobook. They recently started showing the movie in our school district as well. This ought to be mandatory reading for anyone who eats - which is, well, everyone. What you find out about what is in your food will shock you. We haven't eaten fast food since, or purchased meat from a grocery store.
Entertaining audio, but not much new science.
I'm glad I chose the audio version. If I read the book I'd have missed Spurlock's fine audio performance. This book pretty much boils down to an entertaining cover version of Fast Food Nation. FFN though contained lots more disgusting details so FFN might be a better choice if you're mainly looking for something that will upset your stomach long enough to keep you out of the drive-thru lane. But knowledgeable folks who have fought the diet wars for any length of time may not find much new science here.
Spurlock may not solve the obesity epidemic by picking a fight with a clown but it makes for good sport, especially since most of us have little sympathy for the clown. The criticism here is that Spurlock's approach does not do justice to the problem.
