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Sex, Bombs And Burgers: How War, Porn And Fast Food Shaped Technology As We Know It
 Metadata ISBN-13: 9780670069668 ASIN: B0042JSPKM Publisher: Viking Canada Publication date: 3/02/2010 Formats: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI Pages: 384 Description War, porn and fast food - these are three of the most maligned facets of our civilization, and rightly so - war is responsible for untold human suffering and death; porn is often deemed responsible for everything from marital infidelity to the erosion of society's morals; and fast food, meanwhile, is frequently blamed for rising obesity levels, not to mention the increasing uniformity and blandness of western culture. So why celebrate them? Well, according to Peter Nowak, if it wasn't for war, porn and fast food, we might all still be living in caves. Sex, Bombs and Burgers is a pacy, accessible history of technology based on fascinating research into the histories of all three industries and including extensive interviews with inventors, experts, academics, executives and commentators. It is also a chronicle of popular culture, chock-full of surprising 'fancy that?' moments. From cars to high-definition televisions, from website logins to microwave popcorn and slinkies, it reveals how our everyday lives have been shaped - hopefully for the most part indirectly - by war, porn and fast food.
Meet the Authors
Peter Nowak
Peter Nowak is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author based in Toronto. He has been writing about technology and pop culture since 1997 for publications including the Boston Globe, Sydney Morning Herald, The Globe and Mail and New Scientist magazine.
His first book, "Sex, Bombs and Burgers," was published in six countries. His syndicated blog can be found at Alphabeatic.com. 
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