Fitzgerald, Randall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu FitzgeraldFrerick, Austin
Summary: "Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, Chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture, where school children ride trams through mechanized warehouses filled with tens of thousands of cows that never see the light of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history, it follows a group of families battling to lead healthier lives and reveals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FED1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FED
McGoogan, Cara
Summary: "Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan follows the twisting trail of tightlipped executives and missing documents to bravely ask if the line of corruption could have been broken, whether people could have been saved, and, ultimately, who is to blame for the thousands of unnecessary deaths. McGoogan not only uncovers the scandal of Factor VIII but also exposes a sweeping blueprint for corporate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp. 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 616.97 MCGSummary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2016
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSorvino, Chloe
Summary: "A shocking and engrossing exposé of the US meat industry, the devastating failures of the country's food system, and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers claiming to revolutionize the future of food by the head of Forbes's Food, Drink, and Agriculture division, Chloe Sorvino"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.1 SORRose, M. J.
Summary: "New York, 1910: A city of extravagant balls in Fifth Avenue mansions and poor immigrants crammed into crumbling Lower East Side tenements. A city where the suffrage movement is growing stronger every day, but most women reporters are still delegated to the fashion and lifestyle pages. But Vera Garland is set on making her mark in a man's world of serious journalism. Shortly after the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC ROSLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASHart, Matt
Summary: "Game of Shadows meets Shoe Dog in this explosive behind-the-scenes look that reveals for the first time the unsettling details of Nike's secret running program-the Nike Oregon Project. In May 2017, journalist Matt Hart received a USB drive containing a single file-a 4.7-megabyte PDF named "Tic Toc, Tic Toc. . . ." He quickly realized he was in possession of a stolen report prepared a year...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 HARMaddow, Rachel
Summary: Rachel Maddow offers a dark, serpentine, riveting tour of the unimaginably lucrative and corrupt oil and gas industry. With her trademark black humor, Maddow takes us on a switchback journey around the globe, from Oklahoma City to Siberia to Equatorial Guinea, exposing the greed and incompetence of Big Oil and Gas. She shows how Russia's rich reserves of crude have, paradoxically, stunted its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 338.2 MADDavis, Lynn
Summary: "The car changed travel forever. Henry Ford started a car-making revolution. Kids can read this book to find out how Ford transformed America with his cars. They will learn how many cars Ford made before the Model T Ford"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FORSummary: "What the health is a surprising, and at times hilarious, investigative documentary that will be an eye-opener for everyone concerned about our nation's health and how big business influences it"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHAMoss, Michael
Summary: "Everyone knows how hard it can be to maintain a healthy diet. But what if some of the decisions we make about what to eat are beyond our control? Is it possible that processed food is addictive, like drugs or alcohol? Motivated by these questions, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss began searching for answers, to find the true peril in our food. In Hooked, Moss explores...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 MOSArtist Not Provided
Summary: Examines how the fossil industry casts doubt on climate change to protect their business interests.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV POWRaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUSummary: Examines efforts by a group of citizens in West Virginia to hold the industrial giant Du Pont responsible for poisoning the drinking water supply as a result of dumping toxic chemicals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEVDearen, Jason
Summary: "An award-winning investigative journalist's horrifying true crime story of America's deadliest drug contamination outbreak and the greed and deception that fueled it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 DEASummary: Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FOOBaime, A. J. (Albert J.)
Summary: Chronicles Detroit's dramatic transition from an automobile manufacturing center to a highly efficient producer of World War II airplanes, citing the essential role of Edsel Ford's rebellion against his father, Henry Ford.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.531 BAISummary: Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among others, Fresh features urban farmer and activist Will Allen, sustainable farmer and entrepreneur Joel Salatin, and supermarket owner David Ball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ripple Effect Productions 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FREHamby, Chris
Summary: Uncovers the sobering resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, the cover-up activities of the coal mining industry, and the awareness activities of regional mining communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.11 HAMBanyard, Antonia
Summary: An infographic introduction to the journey food makes to the plate combines text, photographs, and diagrams that cover such topics as factory farms, genetic engineering, and nutrition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.3 BANKessler, David A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.194 KESSummary: At over a billion dollars, the mobile food industry is enjoying more publicity and notoriety than ever before. Catering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile food business is booming with new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you. From gourmet food to all-American basics and hot dog wagons to bustaurants, our experts give you the delicious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Entrepreneur Media, Inc. 2015