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Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
July 1, 1992
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780394579849
ISBN-10
0394579844
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
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$25.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A look at how humanity transformed its history in its search for rare spices, stimulents, and intoxicants documents the drive for the pleasure substances--coffee, tobacco, tea--that fueled journeys across the Atlantic to the 'new world.'
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Hardcover
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from Pantheon Books (July 1, 1992)
9780394579849 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $25.00
About: A look at how humanity transformed history in its search for rare spices, stimulants, and intoxicants documents the drive for these substances that fueled journeys across the Atlantic to the 'new world'
About: A look at how humanity transformed history in its search for rare spices, stimulants, and intoxicants documents the drive for these substances that fueled journeys across the Atlantic to the 'new world'
Paperback
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (July 1, 1993)
9780679744382 | details & prices | 236 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Provides the history and anecdotes about what people eat, drink, and inhale for pleasure
About: Provides the history and anecdotes about what people eat, drink, and inhale for pleasure
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