Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography, (Paperback)

from col2910

Blurb...... The story of cocaine isn't just about crime and profit; it's about psychoanalysis, about empire building, about exploitation, emancipation, and, ultimately, about power. To tell the story of the twentieth century without reference to this drug and its contribution is to miss a vital ...

from OregonTrailMix

Good book. Presents material in a way that makes it a fun read, rather than horribly bland and dry (book research must've horrible for the author). The book, as the title suggests (outright states), gives a history of cocaine. From coca leaves to anesthetic, to illegal drug. Shows motivations a...

from BakuDreamer

The first three chapters were exactly the information I was looking for, then it digressed into other areas. This guy was hoping to do some ' gonzo ' journalism I think ( that just doesn't work when you're British, sorry )