“The history of the twentieth century was dominated by the struggle against totalitarian systems of state power. The twenty-first will no doubt be marked by a struggle to curtail excessive corporate power”.
Schlosser describes the epic rise of fast food from its humble beginnings in Southern California to becoming an international industrial complex and the social impact that its had on our society.
After first unsuccessfully trying to read the book (thought that it was a physics/astronomy book), I decided to pick it up again since I'm in a course about learning how to learn on Udemy. Joshua makes learning fun and explores every corner of his memory palace on learning and memorization. It truly shows that normal people can be capable of extraordinary things if you're willing to reach beyond your OK plateau.