Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola [Hardcover]

This is great comedy, great travel writing, and great reporting --The Times (27/09/2008)

By far the most entertaining left-wing polemicist currently operating, as well as one of the smartest and most effective --The Times (27/09/2008)

A compelling investigation --Financial Times (02/11/2008)

'By far the most entertaining left-wing polemicist currently operating, as well as one of the smartest and most effective' - Times

`A compelling investigation'

`Thomas's crusading is humorous yet heartfelt'

`Effortlesly funny...if this doesn't make you boycott The Coke side of Life, few things will... Four Stars'

`Part light-hearted travelogue, part passionate polemic, part investigative documentary: Michael Palin meets Michael Moore'

'Thomas's strengths are his honesty and ability to fairly present both sides of an argument'

'Funny, frightening and a damn fine read... It's the real thing'

Coca-Cola and its logo are everywhere. In our homes, our workplaces, and even our schools. It is a company that sponsors the Olympics, backs US presidents and even re-brands Santa Claus. A truly universal product, it has even been served in space. From Istanbul to Mexico City, Mark travels the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Cola's iconic advertising campaigns don't mention such as: child labourers in the sugar cane fields of El Salvador; Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals; Colombian union leaders falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them; and, many more. Provocative, funny and stirring, 'Belching Out the Devil' investigates the truth behind one of the planet's biggest brands.

Mark Thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour amongst other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu damn in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced.