AUTHOR: LUC SANTE
PUBLISHER: ASSOULINE PUBLISHING
PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 2004
ISBN: 2843236169
U.S. LIST PRICE: $49.95
HARDCOVER; 6 " x 8 1/2"
400 PAGES, 250 COLOR & B/W PHOTOGRAPHS

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ASSOULINE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE NO SMOKING
USA- Assouline Publishing, the illustrated book publishing house behind such socially relevant titles as Claude B. Levonson 's Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism, Elaine Ducasse 's Harvesting Excellence, and Malek Chebel 's Symbols of Islam will release a new title this Fall No Smoking by Luc Sante, For decades, smoking has been associated with freedom, elegance, or insolence. Born in the late 19 th century and heavily demonized in the 21 st century, the cigarette's history coincides with a century of glamour and industry. Today, in most Western countries smoking is considered a provocation, a shameful urge - almost uncool. No Smoking is a social retrospective on the cigarette – its momentous birth, its alluring peak its and disreputable downfall. For Serial Rights information, please contact Workhouse Publicity, CEO Adam Nelson at nelson@workhousepr.com, Press requests please contact Kristina Ratliff at ratliff@workhousepr.com.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Luc Sante 's books include Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York (1991), Evidence (1992), and The Factory of the Facts (1998). He is the recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Grammy for album notes. He teaches history and writing and history of photography at Bard College.

MANDATORY CREDIT LINE:
From No Smoking by Luc Sante (Assouline, Nov. 2004).

IMAGES
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RETAIL
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