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  • Published: 10 September 2013
  • ISBN: 9781405915243
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

Don't Eat This Book




The captivating follow-up to the award winning documentary Super Size Me

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

  • Published: 10 September 2013
  • ISBN: 9781405915243
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the author

Morgan Spurlock

Morgan Spurlock is an award-winning writer, producer and director. He directed and starred in Super-Size Me, subjecting himself to a steady diet of McDonalds' food for thirty straight days. It was one of the most successful documentaries of all time and earned him an Oscar nomination as well as Best Director prizes at the Sundance and Edinburgh Film Festivals. He also produced the acclaimed documentary television series 30 Days. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Praise for Don't Eat This Book

Praise for the work of Morgan Spurlock: 'Valid, entertaining and funny as hell' - Eric Schlosser, author of FAST FOOD NATION.

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