"In Packaged Pleasures, Gary S. Cross and Robert N. Proctor delve into an uncharted chpater of American history, shedding new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience"--Provided by publsher
"In Packaged Pleasures, Gary S. Cross and Robert N. Proctor delve into an uncharted chapter of American history, shedding new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience"--Provided by publisher.
Cancer Wars explains why we still don't have straight answers to questions such as these: Why do rates from some cancers appear to have risen and others fallen? What are the relative risks of polluted water, radon in homes, and the natural toxins in peanut butter? Is it dangerou…
La cigarreta és l'artefacte més mortífer en la història de la civilització humana. És també un dels més seductors, gràcies a més d'un segle de la manipulació per part dels químics de la indústria del tabac. A "Holocaust d'Or", Robert N. Proctor es basa en molts documents anterio…
The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. In "Golden Holocaust", Robert N. Proctor draws on reams of formerly-secret…