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The Book of Absinthe: A Cultural History
The Book of Absinthe A Cultural History
Author: Phil Baker
La Fee Verte (or "The Green Fairy") has intoxicated artists, poets, and writers ever since the late eighteenth century. Stories abound of absinthe's druglike sensations of mood lift and inspiration due to the presence of wormwood, its infamous "special" ingredient, which ultimately leads to delirium, homicidal mania, and death. Opening with the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802139931
ISBN-10: 0802139930
Publication Date: 7/2003
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
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