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In Reefer Madness, the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation investigates America's black market and its far-reaching influence on our society through three of its mainstays -- pot, porn, and illegal immigrants. The underground economy is vast; it comprises perhaps 10 percent -- perhaps more -- of America's overall economy, and it's on the rise. Eric Schlosser charts this growth, and finds its roots in the nexus of ingenuity, greed, idealism, and hypocrisy that is American culture. He reveals the fascinating workings of the shadow economy by focusing on marijuana, one of the nation's…
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16 editions · 3 languages- Paperback · English · 2004Houghton Mifflin Company · 336 pages · 9780618446704
- Hardcover · English · 2003RB Large Print · 9781402563850
- Paperback · English · 2003Allen Lane · 320 pages · 9780713996586
- Paperback · English · 2003Houghton Mifflin Company · 310 pages · 9780965762649
- Audiobook · English · 2003Reefer Madness Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black MarketSimon & Schuster Audio · 9780743530200
- Audiobook · English · 2003Reefer Madness and Other Tales from the American UndergroundSimon & Schuster Audio · 9780743530194
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