![]() ![]() and abroad on consumer culture economic and environmental issues and the interface between science public policy and the media. Critics called it “enthralling” written with a “narrative gift that transforms the story of history science and politics of obesity” into “observant little dramas” that are both “fascinating” and “chilling.” Ruppel Shell speaks both in the U.S. An earlier work The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin (Grove/Atlantic) published in six languages took an unflinching look at the spreading obesity pandemic. ![]() ![]() Her book Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (Penguin 2009) a narrative investigation of the history politics psychology economics and consequences of low-price consumption in America was praised as “highly intelligent…a first-rate job of reporting and analysis” by the New York Times Sunday Book Review and was a best seller in both Canada and South Korea. Science journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell offers many insights in this terse, but engaging overview of the discount industry, starting with the image of shoppers browsing mindlessly through discount store aisles filled with shoddy merchandise. ![]() As an editor for a wide range of national publications and for public broadcasting and is sought frequently as a commentator on issues of science and the press.In all these she has served. getAbstract Summary: Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. Long time contributing editor for The Atlantic writes Ellen Ruppel Shell has written on issues of science social justice economics and public policy for Science Scientific American the New York Times opinion and book pages The Los Angeles Times The Guardian Discover The New York Times Magazine The Boston Globe and the Washington Post. ![]()
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