Cigarettes: Anatomy of an Industry from Seed to Smoke
Tara Parker-Pope
(Author)
Description
Cigarettes chronicles the controversies of a 350 billion dollar industry, telling the fast-paced business story of cigarettes--from seed to smoke--that surprises as it entertains. In a book Publishers Weekly calls an absorbing and informative history of cigarettes, Parker-Pope provides up-to-date coverage of the recent tobacco industry litigation [that] is not only concise and accessible, but illuminating. The author, who follows the tobacco industry for the Wall Street Journal, offers a unique spin on a much-covered topic, examining the commercial aspect of an industry that became the biggest business success story of the twentieth century.
Product Details
Price
$17.95
Publisher
New Press
Publish Date
June 01, 2002
Pages
208
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.14 X 0.63 inches | 0.56 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781565847439
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About the Author
Tara Parker-Pope has been a reporter for the Wall Street Journal since 1993. Previously, she worked as a government reporter for the Houston Chronicle and as a local reporter for the Austin American-Statesman.
Reviews
"An absorbing and informative history . . . Parker-Pope's up-to-date coverage . . . is not only concise and accessible, but illuminating." --Publishers Weekly "Full of fascinating tidbits . . . a journalistic portrait, alternately affectionate and damning, of the world's favorite weed." --Kirkus Reviews "A probing study." --Booklist