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Reefer Madness : Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
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Reefer Madness : Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
Author: Eric Schlosser

Book Information
Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780618446704 - ISBN-10: 0618446702
Publication Date: 4/1/2004
Pages: 352


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged)

Book Description:
America"s black market is much larger than we realize, and it affects us all deeply, whether or not we smoke pot, rent a risqué video, or pay our kids" nannies in cash. In Reefer Madness the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation turns his exacting eye on the underbelly of the American marketplace and its far-reaching influence on our society. Exposing three American mainstays — pot, porn, and illegal immigrants — Eric Schlosser shows how the black market has burgeoned over the past several decades. He also draws compelling parallels between underground and overground: how tycoons and gangsters rise and fall, how new techonology shapes a market, how government intervention can reinvigorate black markets as well as mainstream ones, and how big business learns — and profits — from the underground. Reefer Madness is a powerful investigation that illuminates the shadow economy and the culture that casts that shadow.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Denny W. wrote on 1/30/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a great book that had a lot of information about the black market - unbelievable stories about marijuana, porn, and illegal immigrants. Some of the stories are very sad but important to read.

Tara L. wrote on 5/22/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great read about something nobody really thinks about, the black market is and always will be a part of capitalist economy. It also gives a fasinating look into how porn today came to be, and also the part about strawberry farmers may change how you buy this fruit.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Julie R. (justaskjulie) wrote on 11/23/2009...


The content of the book is interesting, it's just not presented in an interesting way. It's like reading someone's essay that they wrote for school.

Nathan W. (ChicagoNate) wrote on 10/22/2008...


Not nearly as good as Fast Food Nation. Some interesting history on the porn industry. Actually maybe could have been three separate books.

Melissa M. wrote on 4/12/2007...


VERY interesting look at this topic.

Christal H. wrote on 4/5/2007...


Very enlightening, definitely changed my mind about things.


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