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Belching Out the Devil

Global Adventures with Coca-Cola



Mark Thomas
June 2009     ISBN: 1568584318


"This is great comedy, great travel writing, and great reporting."
The Times (U.K.)

Mark Thomas—a legendarily seditious comedian and human rights activist—is a recovering Coca-Cola addict, a self-described "middle-aged fat dad with asthma" who decides to trek around the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Cola's iconic advertising campaigns don't mention: child laborers in sugar cane fields of El Salvador, Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals, Columbian labor union leaders in Coke bottling plants falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them.

At once hilarious and disturbing, Thomas builds a very detailed and damning case against the world's most ubiquitous drink.

What readers are saying

"Belching out the Devil is a compelling investigation of a brand with a truly global reach: Thomas even takes part in a religious ceremony in Mexico where the drink is used to expel evil spirits."
Financial Times

About the Authors

Mark Thomas is an English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter from south London. He is best known for political stunts on his show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product, which have caused huge controversy for exposing political and corporate crime. He is in the Guinness Book of Records for staging the most political protests in one day. He lives in London.



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