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Never in history have we seemed to have such global freedom, such an opportunity to indulge our wildest tastes. We think we live in a time of unprecedented choice. But as Taras Grescoe discovers, this is just an illusion. In this witty expose our intrepid author goes in search of the things that the rulers of the world will punish you for trying - all the time asking the question: why in ostensibly free states should we be criminalized for behaviour that concerns no one but ourselves? In a travelogue that takes in Swiss absinthe, Cuban cigars, Bolivian coca tea and stinking French cheese, Taras Grescoe drinks, smokes and eats his way to finding out. Fun, philosophical, and unafraid of the big questions, this is a journey for free-thinkers, not the faint-hearted. As insightful and outraged as Fast Food Nation and as funny and astute as Dude, Where's My Country , The Devil's Picnic is a feast for anyone who has ever made a stand for personal liberty.
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Section - i: PROLOGUE Chapter - 1: APERITIF Hjemmebrent: The Viking Moonshine Chapter - 2: CRACKERS Savory Crackers: Poppies for Nanny Chapter - 3: CHEESE Époisses: Satan in a Poplar Box Chapter - 4: MAIN COURSE Criadillas: Brussels vs. the Bull’s Balls Chapter - 5: SMOKE Cohiba Esplendido: It’s the Law Chapter - 6: DIGESTIF Absinthe Suisse: One Glass and You’re Dead Chapter - 7: DESSERT Chocolat Mousseux: The Exonerated Buzz Chapter - 8: HERBAL TEA Maté de Coca: Never Say No Chapter - 9: NIGHTCAP Pentobarbital Sodium: The Last Sip Section - ii: EPILOGUE
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Taras Grescoe is the author of The Devil's Picnic: A Tour of Everything the Governments of the World Don't Want You to Try and Bottomfeeder: How the Fish on Our Plates is Killing Our Planet. He also wrote Sacre Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec, which was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, won the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction, and was a national bestseller in Canada. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Salon, Conde Nast Traveller, the Independent, The Times and National Geographic Traveller. He also writes for Saveur, New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, Wired and Chicago Tribune Magazine. He lives in Montréal, Canada.
Riassunto
When you can't have it, you want it
