Benjamin Lorr
Benjamin Lorr is an author known for his investigative writing, including books such as 'Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga' and 'The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket'.
Books
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1. The Secret Life Of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
This insightful exploration delves into the intricate and often hidden world of the grocery industry, uncovering the complex network of supply chains, labor practices, and marketing strategies that bring food to our tables. Through vivid storytelling and investigative journalism, the narrative reveals the human stories behind the products on supermarket shelves, from the struggles of truck drivers and factory workers to the ethical dilemmas faced by store owners and consumers. It challenges readers to reconsider their relationship with food and the unseen forces that shape their everyday shopping experiences.
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2. The Secret Life Of Groceries: The Dark Miracle Of The American Supermarket
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
An immersive investigative portrait of the modern supermarket that unmasks how food arrives on shelves and the hidden costs behind everyday purchases — from exploited labor and cutthroat commodity trading to industrialized processing, opaque supply chains, and environmental damage — showing how corporate consolidation, marketing and efficiency priorities shape what we eat, obscure risks to workers and consumers, and produce surprising social and ecological consequences.
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