{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-groceries-the-dark-miracle-of-the-american-supermarket-paperback","title":"The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Lorr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A deeply curious and evenhanded report on our national appetites.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe miracle of the supermarket has never been more apparent. Like the doctors and nurses who care for the sick, suddenly the men and women who stock our shelves and operate our warehouses are understood as 'essential' workers, providing a quality of life we all too easily take for granted. But the sad truth is that the grocery industry has been failing these workers for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this page-turning expose, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on the highly secretive grocery industry. Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and sharp, often laugh-out-loud prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation, asking what does it take to run a supermarket? How does our food get on the shelves? And who suffers for our increasing demands for convenience and efficiency? In this journey: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eWe learn the secrets of Trader Joe's success from Trader Joe himself\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDrive with truckers caught in a job they call \"sharecropping on wheels\"\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBreak into industrial farms with activists to learn what it takes for a product to earn certification labels like \"fair trade\" and \"free range\"\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFollow entrepreneurs as they fight for shelf space, learning essential tips, tricks, and traps for any new food business\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eJourney with migrants to examine shocking forced labor practices through their eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the business, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Groceries\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those who want to understand our food system--delivering powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and compassionate insight into the lives that provide it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN LORR\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHell-Bent\u003c\/i\u003e, a critically acclaimed exploration of the Bikram Yoga community that first detailed patterns of abuse and sexual misconduct by guru Bikram Choudhury. Lorr is a graduate of Montgomery County public schools and Columbia University. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964702523693,"sku":"9780553459418","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-secret-life-of-groceries-the-dark-miracle-of-the-american-supermarket-paperback-2800135.webp?v=1775475566","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-life-of-groceries-the-dark-miracle-of-the-american-supermarket-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}