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Ashes to Ashes

Richard Kluger

How did cigarettes become so deadly and so widespread, and why did it take so long to confront the industry?

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Author
Richard Kluger

Why read it

  • You will see how a harmful product can stay on the market for years after the evidence is in
  • You will understand that political courage, not only science, decides whether a public health step happens
  • You will notice how campaign money and lobbying shape which laws pass

Who it is for

  • Readers who want to know how a public health fight unfolds
  • Policy makers weighing rules for a popular product
  • Former smokers curious about the industry behind the habit

Contents

  1. Foreword: A Quick Drag
  2. Adoring the Devil’s Breath
  3. II
  4. III
  5. IV
  6. V
  7. VI
  8. The Earth with a Fence Around It
  9. II
  10. III
  11. IV
  12. V
  13. VI
  14. VII
  15. VIII
  16. IX
  17. It Takes the Hair Right Off Your Bean
  18. II
  19. III
  20. IV
  21. V
  22. VI
  23. VII
  24. VIII
  25. The Golden Age of Malarkey
  26. II
  27. III
  28. IV
  29. V
  30. VI
  31. VII
  32. “Shall We Just Have a Cigarette on It?”
  33. II
  34. III
  35. IV
  36. V
  37. VI
  38. VII
  39. The Filter Tip and Other Placebos
  40. II
  41. III
  42. IV
  43. V
  44. VI
  45. VII
  46. VIII
  47. IX
  48. X
  49. The Anguish of the Russian Count
  50. II
  51. III
  52. IV
  53. V
  54. VI
  55. VIII
  56. VIII
  57. IX
  58. Grand Inquisitors
  59. II
  60. III

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