Eric Schlosser Boeken

Presents a minute-by-minute account of an H-bomb accident that nearly caused a nuclear disaster, examining other near misses and America's growing susceptibility to a catastrophic event.

'Sitting not far below my feet, there was a thermonuclear warhead about twenty times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, all set and ready to go. The only sound was the sound of the wind.' Seventy years after the bombing of Hiroshima, Eric Schlosser's powerful, chilling piece of journalism exposes today's deadly nuclear age. Originally published in the New Yorkerand now expanded, this terrifying true account of the 2012 break-in at a high-security weapons complex in Tennessee is a masterly work of reportage. 'So incontrovertibly right and so damnably readable.' Financial Times

Based on Eric Schlosser's bestselling Fast Food Nation, this is the shocking truth about the fast food industry - how it all began, its success, what fast food actually is, what goes on in the slaughterhouses, meatpacking factories and flavour labs, global advertising, merchandising in UK schools, mass production and the exploitation of young workers in the thousands of fast-food outlets throughout the world. It also takes a look at the effects on the environment and the highly topical issue of obesity. Meticulously researched, lively and informative, with first-hand accounts and quotes from children and young people, Eric Schlosser presents the facts in such a way that allows readers to make up their own minds about the incredible fast food phenomenon.

In this outrageous, irreverent, no-holds-barred odyssey into the US underworld, he looks beneath the country's shiny, happy surface and uncovers what's really made it so rich: porn, pot and illegal immigrants. Meet the cannabis crusaders who risk life imprisonment in a deranged government 'war on drugs' that punishes marijuana offences more harshly than murder. Take an uncensored look at the sex industry and its leading players, from feminist strippers to Reuben Sturman, the billionaire Walt Disney of porn. Enter the hidden world of the migrant workers who are ruthlessly exploited by big business fat cats. And discover how these dirty dealings, secret vices and underground economies are part of a global black market on which we all depend. Reefer Madness is a storming must-read for anyone who's ever felt they're not being told the whole story about where the real money is made, and a shockingly funny glimpse of a nation on the brink of insanity . . .

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EATING WHEN YOU TUCK INTO THAT JUICY BURGER?Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. It looks good, tastes good, and it's cheap. But the real cost never appears on the menu.Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller, by turns funny and terrifying, tells the story of our love affair with fast food. He visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries taste so good and what really lurks between the sesame buns--and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world.(back cover)

Every book tells a story . . . And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin Books. Eric Schlosser's inimitable brand of hard-hitting yet always entertaining writing looks beneath the surface of American life to examine issues ranging from the black market to burgers. When Penguin published his expose Fast Food Nation in 2001, it sparked a storm in the fast food industry. This piece on the terrifying true cost of cheap meat shows why Schlosser has been instrumental in changing our attitudes to what we eat.

Eric Schlosser untersucht in seinem Werk die dunkle Seite Amerikas, indem er drei boomende Wirtschaftszweige beleuchtet: Drogen, Schwarzarbeit und Prostitution. In der ersten Reportage analysiert er die Auswirkungen der unter Reagan verschärften Drogengesetzgebung, die selbst den Besitz kleinster Mengen Marihuana kriminalisiert. Das Drogengeschäft hat sich zur größten Einnahmequelle der USA entwickelt, an der auch schlecht bezahlte Beamte durch Bestechung und Schmiergelder profitieren. Auf den Erdbeerfeldern lernen wir den Farmer Doug kennen, der gezwungen ist, mit illegalen Einwanderern aus Mexiko zu arbeiten – eine moderne Form der Sklaverei. Schlosser kritisiert den freien Markt und erklärt, dass „keine Gottheit, welche von der Menschheit je verehrt wurde, grausamer ist als der ungeregelte Marktliberalismus.“ Ein weiterer Fokus liegt auf Reuben Sturmann, der ein Imperium in der Pornoindustrie aufgebaut hat. Während er im Normalfall mit Größen wie Henry Ford oder Walt Disney verglichen werden könnte, bleibt sein Geschäft gesellschaftlich tabu. Dennoch erzielen große Unternehmen wie AOL und Time Warner durch die „Obszöne“ hohe Gewinne. Die amerikanische Kultur zeigt ihre Doppelbödigkeit in diesen Bereichen, die staatlich bekämpft werden, aber für viele unverzichtbar sind. Der Glaube an den freien Markt und der amerikanische Puritanismus haben eine Nation hervorgebracht, in der über 10 Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung im Sc