Hideous Absinthe
A History of the Devil in a Bottle
Will be published approx. on 24. February 2004
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-299-20000-8 (ISBN)
Description
Reviews / Votes
"Adams offers rich hitorical context, cultural perspective, anecdotes, and pointed observations. . . . This book is as titillating as it is sobering."-New York Times Book Review"A careful and considered account of a drink whose reputation has always exceed its consumption. . . . Even specialists will learn something from this balanced and informative account."-New England Journal of Medicine
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Illustrations
12 color photos, 12 b-w photos
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-299-20000-8 (9780299200008)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jad Adams is a television producer and author whose last book, Madder Music, Stronger Wine, received resounding critical praise. He has also written biographies of Tony Benn and of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. He lives in London and on the Greek island of Leros.