Sample Statistics
Percentage of the world's population who live without electricity: 40

Amount spent annually subsidizing power stations that worsen global warming: $100 billion.

Number of billionaires who have greater wealth than the combined annual incomes of countries with 45 per cent of the world's people: 360.

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Reviews
"It's actually a quite entertaining... thanks to David Lester, now you too can use facts to back up your political arguments. And because all of the royalties go to the Canadian Centre for the Victims of Torture, I can say 'go out and buy this book' and not feel the least bit guilty." -- Impose Magazine (New York)

"This is the kind of book everybody should have in his or her possession."--Indieworkshop.com (Clive, Iowa)

"Poised to become the lefty's bible. The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism is the answer to every anti-(Gap, McDonalds, Coke, etc.) person's dreams.--Intercamp (Edmonton, Canada)

"I read excerpts of it to my class at Concordia University."--Jon Fiorentino, Editor, Matrix Magazine (Montreal)

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This book asks why we need more than the facts. It is a list of injustices and exploitations that exist in our world. It illustrates the sad effects of consumerism and corporate take-over, both the obvious and the little known horrors. And then it asks us what we’re going to do about them. Unlike many similar sources for such information, it does not just walk away after it lets you know how smart it its. Sure, it leaves you feeling desperate and ill but it also leaves you armed with a list of websites for organizations where you can obtain more knowledge, and find out ways to contribute in your own way.