Cigarette Confidential : The Unfiltered Truth about the Ultimate American Addiction Book

Investigative reporter John Fahs cuts through the maze of propaganda and offers a clear-eyed view of the pleasures and pains of nicotine addiction - in a probing, fiercely objective book that goes far beyond anything you've read before on this controversial subject. Fahs reveals the costs and the benefits of the ultimate addiction - physical, financial, and emotional; myths, facts, and hype: beyond the buzzwords of the tobacco industry and the antismoking zealots; the hidden agenda behind Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man; a behind-the-scenes look at the cigarette wars - with startling new information on the role of the ACLU; the secret history of tobacco smoking - from ritual sacrifices to the mystique of the bright leaf; and the mysterious practice of "spiking" and its potential effects on consumers.