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Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America
by Alec MacGillis, Stefan Alexander MacGillis
Telling the story of Amazon means telling the story of the people and communities most impacted by Amazon. Not just us as consumers, but the workers exploited, the taxes not paid, the companies choked out by Amazon’s increasingly large reach, this book beautifully weaves the individual stories into the larger Amazon experience in our country. Reading this, you are horrified by the massive wealth, the concentration of wealthy and power in one city and blight and depression a few miles down the road. Making the argument that Amazon continues to contribute to the massive income and wealth inequality in our country, the author tells heartbreaking stories of communities and people who see Amazon as both a necessity and an encroachment. It is definitely making me re-examine my own relationship with Amazon and what the true cost of cheap and convenient products sent to my door in two days.