What I’m Reading
The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics
By Richard Davenport-Hines
Norton (September 2002)
An insightful look into the history of narcotics, from our ancient desire to transform to the intoxicating profits the “drug war” creates in the name of eradication.
Rob Morrow, actor
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