tobacco industry

In 1946 North Carolina, seamstress Maddie Sykes, a dressmaker for Bright Leaf's most influential women--the wives of powerful tobacco executives--uncovers dangerous truths about this lucrative industry in a place where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive.

"Big Tobacco meets Silicon Valley in this corporate expos? of what happened when two of the most notorious industries collided-and the vaping epidemic was born"--Adapted from publisher description.

"A work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the rise of Juul, the most prominent e-cigarette company, and the birth of a new addiction"--.

The Big Four in the tobacco industry think they have all their bases covered in an upcoming trial in which a widow is suing for the smoking-related death of her husband, but they did not count on an inside operator who has a personal grudge and a sure-fire plan to bring them down.

Chronicles the history of the tobacco industry, providing information on a wide variety of facets including tobacco picking and processing, the development and influence of the big brands, and the influence of the government, the military, and the entertainment industry on the tobacco business.

Trevor Barnett has become the lead spokesman for the tobacco industry just as it's on the verge of extinction, and is forced to announce on national television that no cigarettes will be manufactured or sold until the industry is given ironclad protection from the courts, causing the economy to falter and chaos to take hold of the nation.

A comprehensive overview of the history of the tobacco industry in the United States during the twentieth century, discussing its influence on culture, science, politics, law, and globalization. Includes photographs.

Presents a comprehensive study of the tobacco industry around the world, with color maps and graphics that reveal similarities and differences between the use and control of the subtance; and covers topics such as health risks and mortality, marketing, and potential solutions to the habit that has killed millions of people.