Hardcover, 6.1 x 8.5 in., 2.63 lb, 464 pages These are the ads that wooed us, and our parents, and our parents parents, over to the dark side of smokes and booze. the 100-year-long tale of how advertising tried to get consumers hooked. A wonderful selection of the kitsch and the bizarre. 20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads
(Also check out the commercials for Lady Sunbeam Shaver, Sunbeam Electric Toothbrush, Bayer Aspirin, Phillips Milk of Magnesia, Pepsi, Excedrin, Kindness Instant Hair Setter, Polident, Poligrip, and Fritos.) Watch this Raleigh Cigarettes commercial with Ark Linkletter
The thick walls and carefully engineered smoke channels ensure a perfect draw, whether you are relaxing alone, sharing a conversation, or celebrating a personal victory
This is called desorption
In March 1990, art thieves conned their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Massachusetts and made off with more than $500 million dollars worth of masterpieces by artists like Rembrandt, Degas, and Vermeer