{"product_id":"flowers-in-the-blood-jeff-goldberg-9781626365407","title":"Flowers in the Blood: The Story of Opium","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate book on the incredible, and complex history of opium throughout the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e lifts the veil of mystery that has surrounded opium down through the ages. Inside, discover: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Why a three-thousand-year-old statue of a Greek goddess was crowned with poppies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e The formulas for Hippocrates's ancient opium remedies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Why the Islamic councils of the wise vilified hashish but venerated opium\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e What really provoked the Opium Wars in China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Why John Jacob Astor quit the opium trade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e The unique role played by Chinese opium in the birth of the American labor movement \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOpium has played a dramatic and varied role in human history, inspiring religious veneration, scientific exploration, the bitterest rancor, and the most fanciful ecstasy. Now, authors Jeff Goldberg and Dean Latimer have provided a complete, insightful history of opium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, the authors provide details of the addictions of S. T. Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey, and other literary opium-eaters of the nineteenth century, as well as chronicling the progress of antidrug laws and the ongoing search for an addiction cure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1981, this edition of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has been updated with a new preface by Goldberg. At times disconcerting--raising serious questions about attitudes and approaches toward powerful drugs and their control--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlowers in the Blood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential addition to the literature of opium, and a wide-awake look at the stuff that dreams (and nightmares) are made of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626365407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626365407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Jeff Goldberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450343551231,"sku":"9781626365407","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e613e0f3-ac9e-46ef-a590-68288f61bc0c.jpg?v=1698504260","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flowers-in-the-blood-jeff-goldberg-9781626365407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}