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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.825 SCHSchlosser, Eric.
Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at the fast food industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.12 SCHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 394.12 SCHSchlosser, Eric.
Summary: Reports on America's "shadow" economy of illegal drugs, pornography, and illegal migrant workers, arguing that these underground industries continue to grow with government intervention.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 SCHSchlosser, Eric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 394.1 SCHLOSchlosser, Eric.
Summary: An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 394.1 SCHSummary: The film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, in minute-by-minute detail through the accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and first responders who were there, revealing the incredible chain of events that brought America to the brink of nuclear disaster.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF COMSummary: When a marketing executive for a huge burger chain finds a nasty secret ingredient in their burger recipe, he goes to the ranches and slaughterhouses of Colorado to investigate and finds that the truth is sometimes difficult to swallow.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FASSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FOOFrerick, 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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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 FRESchlosser, Erin
Summary: 31 functional projects including DIY window treatments, linens, organizers, rugs, pillows, and accessories for every space in your home. Work with cording and zippers, blind hems, and home decor fabric, with tips from a professional designer. Complement any style when you learn interior design basics that will turn your house into a welcoming retreat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books 2016