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At The History Lounge we've teamed up with BOL to bring you great value books, videos and DVDs. You'll find a monthly Editor's Choice and if you recommend your own personal favourite you can win a copy of the bestselling Fast Food Nation.
Last month's books: The History of Capitalism, Greed and Globalisation
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Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation: What the all-American meal is doing to the world
Eric Schlosser
This explosive bestseller lifts the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry and may well wipe the smile off that Happy Meal. Compulsive reading for everyone.
  Captive State Captive State: The corporate takeover of Britain
George Monbiot
The author has exposed the corruption of foreign governments but now turns his keen eye on Britain and uncovers what many have suspected but few have been able to prove, that big business is taking over this country.
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Power and Greed Power and Greed: A short history of the world
Phillippe Deane Gigantes
Looks at human greed and the eternal quest for power that, in every era and every culture, has determined why world events happened as they did.
  No Logo No Logo
Naomi Klein
Looks at the struggle between corporate power and anti-corporate activism. Sweatshop labour and below minimum wages make grim reading for anyone who wears Nike trainers, Levi's jeans or clothes from GAP.
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Anticapitalism
Anti-capitalism: A guide to the movement
Susan George
Your one stop reference book to the anti-capitalist movement and what it stands for.
  The Green Travel Guide The Green Travel Guide
Greg Neale
A practical guide on how and why to be an environmentally responsible traveller and tourist. This edition gives advice for those looking for particular kinds of holiday and how best to plan and take them.
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Coming Up from the Streets
Coming up from the Streets
Tessa Swithinbank
The success story of The Big Issue is inspirational and paradoxical; rather than a charity, it is a flourishing commercial enterprise, but one that genuinely benefits those involved. Vital reading for businesses wishing to set up enterprises for the common good.
  No Nonsense Guide to Globalisation
The No Nonsense Guide to Globalisation
Wayne Ellwood
Commercial culture and the Western consumer model have seeped into every corner of the globe while gaps in wealth, food security and social provision continue to grow.
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McDonaldization of Society
The McDonaldization of Society
George Ritzer
One of the most popular sociology books of all time gives an accessible account of how McDonaldization affects our lives.
  McDonaldization: The Reader McDonaldization: The Reader
George Ritzer
This companion to the bestselling McDonaldization of Society includes excellent articles - Jihad vs. McWorld, The McLibel Trial and other insights into the way McDonaldization is affecting cultures around the world.
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