NobodiesBook Review: Nobodies: 1 Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy Katie Ruhrwien LeTourneau University2 John Bowe, author of Nobodies: Modern Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy said that if he could sum up the subject of his book it would be: “We are all seeking control. Control equals power. Power corrupts. Corruption makes us blind, tyrannical, and desperate to justify our behavior” (268). He writes about the slave trade taking place in our own Land of the Free. He wants Americans to be aware of the slave trade and recognize that it not only occurs in other countries, but also affects the items we use in our daily lives, like the clothes we wear and the food we eat. As an immersion reporter, he visits three different slavery sites: Florida, Tulsa and Saipan. The stories and facts in this book all come from people who have experienced some aspect of the abuse it discusses, whether they are a victim, an advocate, or simply a witness to heinous crimes. He doesn't settle for the half-truths that seem to come his way, especially from those who committed the abuse he talks about, he does his research well and I appreciated that while reading this book. The reason Bowe visits these three locations is because they all highlight different types of trafficking. The book begins in Florida, the stories are about farmers who work in very poor conditions, with little or no pay and lots of abuse. The food travelers choose is distributed everywhere, including the fast food chains where we all eat. An example Bowe gives of these chains is Taco Bell. The Immokalee Workers Coalition successfully launched a boycott against Yum! Brands Inc. who owned Taco Bell for using harvested food middle of paper...... is subject to and I think he did a good job. One criticism I have with the book is that it seemed to give a lot of extra details that sometimes distracted from the overall story. I found some places difficult to read because he was ranting about a particular person and their personality instead of getting to the point. That said, I think he did a good job explaining the impact of slavery on the American economy and he even gave some examples of how to solve certain problems, like when he said that it didn't would only cost American households around fifty dollars per year. doubling the wages of poor Hispanic farmworkers” (Bowe, 275). Although this is just one answer to one problem, it gets us thinking about other things we could do to stop this horrible corruption. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about modern slavery..