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The End Of Overeating: Taking Control Of The Insatiable North American Appetite

The End Of Overeating: Taking Control Of The Insatiable North American Appetite | David Kessler

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8 months ago

We're pretty savvy as a society about the arsenal that marketers use to persuade us to buy, join or covet a product. But have you ever considered that there's a similar "art and science" to commercial food? Enter David Kessler, the former head of the FDA, and author of the The End of Overeating. If the book sounds familiar, it should. It's been getting a lot of media attention and buzz. In a nutshell, Kessler identifies the various ways food companies and restaurants have "triggered" or man… read review

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Bernie Madoff and His Whistleblower

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In what author Harry Markopolos says should have been dealt with in a half-hour took ten years: blow the lid off Bernie Madoff's devastating Ponzi scheme. The attached video tells you more about this true financial thriller that already has Hollywood clamouring for the film rights.

You can also check out article from The New York Times Magazine (Sunday, Feb 28)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28fob-q4-t.html?ref=magazine view post

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  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    thanks for the recommendation! ^_^

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    By the way, thanks for the other recommendation! ^_^

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    Oh I will! Defiantly!

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    thanks for the recommedantion! ^_^

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    Ok! Thanks! :)

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    Oh...ok. If you ever see it, could you tell me if it's good or not?

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    Ya I saw that there was a movie, was the movie okay?

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    maria dp says:

    thanks for the recommendation :)

  • Hannah

    Hannah says:

    thanks for the recommendation! ^_^

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    thanks it definitely did :D

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