<p><strong>`... this is an absobing, and thought-provoking account of story, as yet unfinished.'</strong> - <em>Joan Thirk EHR</em><br /><br /><strong>`Especially interesting on the marketing and politics of tobacco, this is an objective work.'</strong> - <em>New Scientist</em><br /><br /><strong>` ... an ambitious and accomplished survey ... Goodman's study greatly enhances our grasp of the creation of the commodities that dominate the modern world.'</strong> - <em>Roy Porter, Times Literary Supplement</em><br /><br /><strong>`Goodman has written a book that is both history and current affairs, which skilfully weaves together the planters, the slaves, and the multinational corporations.'</strong> - <em>J.V. Beckett, Times Higher Education Supplement</em><br /><br /><strong>` ... very well researched book.'</strong> - <em>V.G. Kiernan, Social History of Medicine</em><br /><br /><strong>`A fascinating read for smokers and non-smokers alike.'</strong> - <em>Sunday Times</em><br /><br /><strong>`An essential read for those who would understand the dilemma caused by smokking's dangers.'</strong> - <em>British Medical Journal</em><br /><br /><strong>` ... a succinct yet ambitiously comprehensive survey of five centuries of nicotine in history. It is addictive reading.'</strong> - <em>John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph</em></p>