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    <body><![CDATA[What's responsible for virtually every problem and every character flaw that plagues modern kids? Evil corporate America, of course. If you think there's something sinister about McDonald's including a toy in its Happy Meals, then Born to Buy is the book for you.  If you want an exposé of the marke...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11727195">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A shocking look at how advertising and large companies are targeting our children from birth to be their consumers! Very thought provoking and helpful!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A must-read for any parent or caregiver - a real wake-up call to the effects our advertising soaked culture has on children. This book will pretty much scare the hell out of you in terms of what messages your children are getting. It was interesting to learn about things such as KAGOY (Kids Are Gett...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76939667">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is quite a scary read - it shows how marketing targeting children are rising and how companies stop at basically nothing to reach the kids because that's where the money is. How children now are having influence on - or even making - choices like which car the family should get, not just t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14970634">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although at times the book was a bit rough to plod through (while I find statistical analysis to be pretty interesting, it's still hard to read about it in a book), it was a very interesting and enlightening expose on all of the marketing that occurs that targets children. <br/><br/>I found it som...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9773049">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In my opinion this book is a must read for any parent who wishes to realize the impact that advertising has on our children. It is disturbing, uncomfortable, and eye opening to read the ways in which our children are being &quot;groomed&quot;. Now I see why my father wouldn't take me to McDonalds, o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67201247">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[a great nonfic if you are interested in socially, marketing and/or child development. based on very specific marketing and advertising examples, to prove general points about the topics, and in some cases i didn't really get the connection. however, pretty solid overall and equally as frightening as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62177759">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[To quote the summary on the back of the book, the author &quot;examines how marketing efforts of vast size, scope, and effectiveness have created 'commercialized children'.&quot;  Well, yes, and both the consumerism rampant in today's children and the advertising ploys that feed that consumerism are...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34161374">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book. I suggest this book for anyone against commercialism and any person with children that wants to take a real look at how their children are being marketed to. Very informative, interesting, and eye opening. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[read this!  concrete reasoning to scale back your consumption...we all just have too much and she lays out the consequences to our obsession with accruing.  do it for the children...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book woke me up to a lot of ways companies are trying to pretty much brainwash me and my children and the rest of us to buy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had high hopes for this book but was ultimately disappointed -- writing was fairly boring.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[it's freaking me out so far.  <br/>well, it freaked me out the whole way.  i agree that the marketers and advertisers need to be more responsible for what they do - however, i don't find it that hard as a parent to opt out if it.  advertising to kids is the same thing as Big Food and Big Tobacco to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11319301">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I always succeed in finding books that make me feel outraged.  This one is a dry read, but the information is scary and holds your attention.]]></body>
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