Opium Fiend: A 21st Century Slave to a 19th Century Addiction
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345517830 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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During this time he was nursing a twenty-pipe-per-day opium habit. (Photograph by Jack Barton) . The components date to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and were crafted in China. (Photograph by Paul Lakatos) The author smoking opium at his Bangkok apartment in 2007. A Look Inside Opium FiendOpium smokers in an opulent private smoking room in San Francisco’s Chinatown, photographed by I. Complete layout of paraphernalia for opium smoking from the author’s collection. Taber in 1886. W. These men are reclining on a “bed” especially made for the purpose of opium smoking
Steven Martin was born and raised in San Diego. A freelance writer, he has written articles for the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and the Asian edition of Time. His expertise has led to consulting work for museums and films, most recently for HBO’s period drama Boardwalk Empire. . Navy, he moved to Thailand. Martin has gathered one of the world’s largest, most diverse collection of antique opium-sm
But what started out as recreational use grew into a thirty-pipe-a-day habit that consumed Martin’s every waking hour, left him incapable of work, and exacted a frightful physical and financial toll. Over time, he amassed a valuable assortment of exquisite pipes, antique lamps, and other opium-related accessories—and began putting it all to use by smoking an extremely potent form of the drug called chandu. A compelling tale of one man’s transformation from respected scholar to hapless drug slave, Opium Fiend puts us under opium’s spell alongside its protagonist, allowing contemporary readers to experience anew the insidious allure of a diabolical vice that the world has all but forgotten.. The drug’s beguiling effects are described in vivid detail—as are the excruciating pains of withdrawal—and there are intoxicating tales of pipes shared with an eclectic collection of opium aficionados, from Dutch dilet
Fascinating memoir by a very skilled writer As mentioned by some of the other reviewers, Opium Fiend is much more than a memoir. It is a multilayered book that stays with you long after the last page. Steve Martin is a skilled writer and his descent into opium addiction is a most unusual modern day tale. As the su. 'Opium Fiend' Is a Find Rixplex I was surprised at how well-written this book was. The book is a straightforward account of a person who leaves the U.S. as a youth to live in the exotic Far East. A longtime collector, he fixes on opium-related items and becomes one of the world's foremost authorities o. "The pleasure and pain" according to J burns. Steven Martin again hits the nail on the head, with his second book. His memoir chronographs his decent from collecting academic to opium fiend in a raw uncensored style that'll make you shudder ,and at times laugh out loud. During this peek inside his life one can not h