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2019 selection · Nonfiction
Opium: How An Ancient Flower Shaped And Poisoned Our World
Opium: How An Ancient Flower Shaped And Poisoned Our World by John H. Halpern and David Blistein appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around eye-opening reads, for history lovers, science!, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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