September 2010

The Coke Machine

The Coke MachineThe Coke Machine takes readers deep inside the Coca-Cola Company and its international franchisees to reveal how they became the number one brand in the world, and just how far they’ll go to stay there.

From India and Mexico, where bottling plants are suspected of decimating water supplies and spreading toxic pollution; to Colombia, where Coke union organizers are being killed for trying to protect their rights; to America, where super-sizing and exclusive soda contracts with schools have fueled a childhood obesity crisis, The Coke Machine exposes the costs behind one extremely influential company’s quest for international success.

(Published by Avery/Penguin, September 2010)

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Michael Blanding is an award-winning magazine writer who covers politics, social issues, and travel. He has written for publications including The Nation, The New Republic, AlterNet, The Boston Globe, Condé Nast Traveler, and Boston Magazine, where he is a contributing editor. He has also taught magazine writing at Emerson College, Tufts University, and Grub Street Writers. His first book of investigative non-fiction, The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink was published by Avery/Penguin in September 2010.

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