{"product_id":"100-open-secrets-in-modern-finn-locke-9798196892080","title":"100 Open Secrets in Modern Industries You Probably Don't Know: Inside the Patterns, Practices, and Systems That Shape Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery industry has its rules. Some are written. Most are hidden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour loyalty card knew you were pregnant before your family did. The \"extra virgin\" olive oil on your shelf probably isn't either. The orange juice marketed as \"fresh\" sat in a tank for a year. Your veterinarian works for a candy company. Your health insurance claim was denied in less time than it took to read this sentence - by an algorithm, not a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese aren't conspiracy theories. They are documented industry practices, sitting in plain sight in court records, FTC consent orders, settled class actions, and the companies' own public filings. Most consumers have never encountered them. The industries running them are not in a hurry to point them out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Open Secrets in Modern Industries\u003c\/b\u003e pulls back the curtain on the practices that quietly shape your daily life - what's actually in the box, who actually owns the brand, where the fees actually go, and how the systems behind them have been engineered to favor everyone except you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe retailer that built a pregnancy-prediction algorithm so accurate it outed teenagers to their own parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three middlemen who decide what your prescription costs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe candy giant quietly running one of the world's largest networks of veterinary hospitals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"non-profit\" hospital that sued thousands of its own patients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe diamond engagement tradition invented by an ad agency in 1947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fast-food chain that almost brought surge pricing to your lunch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe CAPTCHA test that trained the AI now replacing the workers who solved it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 93 more - spanning food, healthcare, finance, insurance, real estate, travel, retail, technology, education, and the major life moments where consumers are most easily caught off guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the ten sections opens with a short introduction to the industry's territory. Each chapter ends with three questions worth asking the next time you're a customer. And every factual claim is paraphrased from public investigations, federal regulatory orders, court filings, and companies' own disclosures - with the complete sources listed by chapter at the back of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to be paranoid to read this book. You just need to be curious about what's actually happening when you swipe the card, sign the contract, fill the prescription, and pay the bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe more you understand, the better choices you make.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Finn Locke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196892080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Finn Locke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001806561535,"sku":"9798196892080","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/100-open-secrets-in-modern-finn-locke-9798196892080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}