Opium
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Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World
By John H. Halpern, David BlisteinThe story begins with the discovery of poppy artifacts in ancient Mesopotamia, and goes on to explore how Greek physicians and obscure chemists discovered opium's effects and refined its power, how colonial empires marketed it around the ...
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Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World
By John H. Halpern, David BlisteinThe story begins with the discovery of poppy artifacts in ancient Mesopotamia, and goes on to explore how Greek physicians and obscure chemists discovered opium's effects and refined its power, how colonial empires marketed it around the ...
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Opium
By Tony CohanJim Cross, a disillusioned American medical student, takes on an international narcotics syndicate when he falls in love with a young Eurasian artist held captive by her own family, the world's leading opium suppliers
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Opium: Reality's Dark Dream
By Thomas DormandyRodin, Auguste, 168 Rohmer, Sax (A. Ward), 156, 315 n8 Rokitansky, Freiherr Carl von, 106 Rolleston, Sir Humphrey, 229, ... 209, 270 Ropp, Robert S., 198 Rosebery, Lord, Prime Minister, 225 Rosser Cobb, William, 176, 183, 188 Rothstein, ...
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Opium: A History
By Martin BoothBy the time Kemp arrived in Changteh in 1920, the town had undergone what she called 'a wonderful purification.' All the gambling premises, opium dens and whorehouses had been closed. Severe fines were levied on opium dealers, ...
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Opium
By Francis Moraes, Debra KitaAnother unusual aspect of Robinson's dream is that its source is readily found in her daily life , making it different from those of de Quincey and others . The day she had the dream , she had seen what she called " a maniac " on the ...
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Opium
By D. J. Triggle, Thomas M. SantellaDescribes what opium is, how it is cultivated and how it is used and abused.
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Opium
By Daniel TorresHeredero de la escuela francobelga de línea clara, Daniel Torres demostró con el álbum OPIUM que estaba a la altura de los mejores autores internacionales, con una obra que hacía...
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Opium
By James BarterDiscusses the history and effects of using opium, the dangers of addiction, treatments, and efforts to limit its use.
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Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy
By Pierre-Arnaud ChouvyBitter, brownish and sticky, opium - the sap of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum - has been cultivated from the earliest of times.
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Opium: A History
By Martin BoothIn this first full-length history of opium, acclaimed author Martin Booth uncovers the multifaceted nature of this remarkable narcotic and the bittersweet effects of a simple poppy with a deadly legacy.
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Opium: A History
By Martin BoothThis history of the drug opium examines its multi-faceted nature, spanning centuries and continents. The book explores the cultivation, spread, usages and influences of the drug which has, on one...
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Opium: The Illustrated Diary of His Cure
By Jean CocteauThe literary and cinematic legend gives his no-holds-barred account of a dangerous addiction In this classic study Cocteau vividly describes his extraordinary experiences while taking opium, the drug to which...
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Opium
By Donald WigalKnown as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium’s use.
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Opium: the diary of a cure : with 43 illustrations by the author
By Jean CocteauOpium: the diary of a cure : with 43 illustrations by the author