The Resource Alcohol : the worlds favorite drug, Griffith Edwards
Alcohol : the worlds favorite drug, Griffith Edwards
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The item Alcohol : the worlds favorite drug, Griffith Edwards represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
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- Summary
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- A history of alcohol examines its many forms, including cocktails, medicine, and as a religious symbol, revealing a liquid that has the power to either provide supreme pleasure or utter destruction
- "Alcohol is everywhere. Walk down any street in the Western world and before long your feet will kick against an empty beer can, or your attention will be captured by an alluring advertisement that suggests that alcohol can magically transform your life. Its use is integral to many aspects of popular culture, but it is also a substance that has at times been preached against and even prohibited." "In this book, Griffith Edwards uses both history and chemistry to explore the whole issue of alcohol. Is it a medicine, a delightful potion, a poison, or a mysterious combination of all three? What part has alcohol played in various cultures and religions? Why do different people behave differently when drunk? What cures for habitual inebriation were popular in the past? Why is alcoholism considered a disease? What is "safe drinking"? Is alcohol good for the heart? Do current treatments work? Does Alcoholics Anonymous have the answer?"--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- viii, 230 pages
- Note
- Originally published: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2000
- Contents
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- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note
- Alcohol, what is it?
- Alcohol, myths and metaphors
- Short history of drunkenness
- Thomas Nashe's menagerie
- Alcohol is a drug of dependence
- American Prohibition experiment
- Calling alcoholism a disease
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- In the name of treatment
- Mysterious essences of treatment
- Once an alcoholic ...
- Molecule as medicine
- Drinker's dilemma
- Ambiguous futures
- Isbn
- 9780312283872
- Label
- Alcohol : the worlds favorite drug
- Title
- Alcohol
- Title remainder
- the worlds favorite drug
- Statement of responsibility
- Griffith Edwards
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A history of alcohol examines its many forms, including cocktails, medicine, and as a religious symbol, revealing a liquid that has the power to either provide supreme pleasure or utter destruction
- "Alcohol is everywhere. Walk down any street in the Western world and before long your feet will kick against an empty beer can, or your attention will be captured by an alluring advertisement that suggests that alcohol can magically transform your life. Its use is integral to many aspects of popular culture, but it is also a substance that has at times been preached against and even prohibited." "In this book, Griffith Edwards uses both history and chemistry to explore the whole issue of alcohol. Is it a medicine, a delightful potion, a poison, or a mysterious combination of all three? What part has alcohol played in various cultures and religions? Why do different people behave differently when drunk? What cures for habitual inebriation were popular in the past? Why is alcoholism considered a disease? What is "safe drinking"? Is alcohol good for the heart? Do current treatments work? Does Alcoholics Anonymous have the answer?"--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Edwards, Griffith
- Dewey number
- 641.2/1
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV5035
- LC item number
- .E39 2002
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Alcoholism
- Alcoholism
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholism
- Alcoholism
- Alcohol Drinking
- Label
- Alcohol : the worlds favorite drug, Griffith Edwards
- Note
- Originally published: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2000
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-221) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note -- Alcohol, what is it? -- Alcohol, myths and metaphors -- Short history of drunkenness -- Thomas Nashe's menagerie -- Alcohol is a drug of dependence -- American Prohibition experiment -- Calling alcoholism a disease -- Alcoholics Anonymous -- In the name of treatment -- Mysterious essences of treatment -- Once an alcoholic ... -- Molecule as medicine -- Drinker's dilemma -- Ambiguous futures
- Control code
- 48176740
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- viii, 230 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312283872
- Lccn
- 2001047915
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Alcohol : the worlds favorite drug, Griffith Edwards
- Note
- Originally published: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2000
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-221) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note -- Alcohol, what is it? -- Alcohol, myths and metaphors -- Short history of drunkenness -- Thomas Nashe's menagerie -- Alcohol is a drug of dependence -- American Prohibition experiment -- Calling alcoholism a disease -- Alcoholics Anonymous -- In the name of treatment -- Mysterious essences of treatment -- Once an alcoholic ... -- Molecule as medicine -- Drinker's dilemma -- Ambiguous futures
- Control code
- 48176740
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- viii, 230 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312283872
- Lccn
- 2001047915
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
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