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Ok book about coca-cola. The way they treat there employees is horrible!

My favorite new word from this book and its definition from the web! #WordOfTheDay

“"Astroturfing," first coined by U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas in 1985, is when companies or even individuals mask their motives by putting it under the guise of a grassroots movement.”

And here‘s an article with some examples: http://www.businessinsider.com/astroturfing-grassroots-movements-2011-9

After putting this book aside earlier this year, I circled back, restarted and finished. Very interesting look into corporate mindset from a small individual start-up to a global power. And how it‘s crossed paths with everything from narco politics, to environmental concerns, to lobbying, and massive consumer campaigns. Definitely worth a read.

Interesting to see the counter campaigns, in the same vein as big tobacco back in the day. 🤭

Again... thank you google books for allowing me to source quotes from my audiobook.👍

Interesting that some of the earliest maps were made by companies extracting the water.

Ok, last one...and again Thanks google books!

Again, thank you google books!

Thank you google books!

There are so many parts of this book I wish I had the print version to share quotes. Right now, at about 50-60% they are talking about how much the company benefited from Reagan era policy (cut regulations on corps). Deciding that corps were better suited to solve people‘s needs than big gov‘t.

**The result: less resources put into municipal water projects, more put into companies, less clean tap water, & the birth of sellable bottled water. $🤑$

At my Dad's reading this while sipping #Amaretto and #Coke. #booksandbooze #tgif #fridaythe13