"Smoking has been controversial ever since tobacco came to Europe in the sixteenth century. Fifty years ago, almost everyone smoked. Fifty years before that, smokers were in the doghouse - cigarettes were illegal in several U.S. states early in the twentieth century. Smoking has always been a ready source of revenue. It has also been a source of health problems, real and imagined. The mixture of pleasure, money and health risk means that smoking is...

Go beyond burgers and basic proteins to become your best outdoor cooking self. Whether you use a gas or charcoal grill, flat-top griddle, open-fire setup, smoker, or pizza oven, you can revel in the outdoor cooking lifestyle. By learning to harness fire and smoke the ATK way, you'll even be able to convert many of these recipes between different cooking methods. In-depth information covers fire setups and heat levels; reviews of outdoor cooking equipment...

Master the fire and discover the flavor of grilling--meat, fish, veggies, and more--with YouTube star Sam Zien. Your quest is over--the holy grail of outdoor cooking is here. Unique, charismatic, and a damn fine cook, Sam the Cooking Guy has made perfecting backyard barbecuing his worthy mission. From keeping a chicken breast tender to smoking a turkey, from "dino ribs" to artichokes, these recipes will take your grill game to the next level. Gas...

Looks at the dangers of electronic cigarettes, from how they work to the ways to break addiction--Publisher's description.

Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, undertakes a media blitz to defend the rights of smokers, a job that has unexpected repercussions when he is targeted by someone out to prove just how hazardous smoking can be.

"By turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker's meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction. Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought and patterns of behavior. He extends...

"In recent years, nicotine has become as verboten as many hard drugs. The literary styles in this volume are as varied as the moral quandaries herein, and the authors have successfully unleashed their incandescent imaginations on the subject matter, fashioning an immensely addictive collection."--Provided by publisher.

"Explore the world of barbecue and grilling, with more than 280 recipes from more than 80 countries. Barbecue is a delicious tour and celebration of barbecue tradition, food cultures, and cooking over fire --featuring recipes collected by American barbecue pitmaster Hugh Mangum, co-founder of Mighty Quinn's. The huge variety of dishes, both simple and complex, speedy and slow-cooked, include recipes for skewers, sausages, meats, vegetables, salads,...