Cigarettes : Anatomy of an Industry from Seed to Smoke

In this absorbing & informative history, Wall Street Journal reporter Tara Parker-Pope presents a clear picture of the most conspicuous consumer product on the planet, telling the fast-paced business story behind the $350 billion cigarette industry. Chapters: a brief history of the cigarette; the business of cigarettes; seed to smoke: cultivation, packaging, & distribution; marketing & advertising; dying to smoke: public health; the future of an industry: tobacco foes, blowing the whistle, & when the smoke clears; & selected bibliography. A useful guide to the world's most lethal legal industry.Ó Full of fascinating tidbits.Ó Illustrations.Parker-Pope, Tara is the author of 'Cigarettes : Anatomy of an Industry from Seed to Smoke', published 2006 under ISBN 9780756798062 and ISBN 075679806X.