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Eating the Flowers of Paradise
Eating the Flowers of Paradise: A Journey Through the Drug Fields of Ethiopia and Yemen | Kevin Rushby
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Drawn back to the Yemen by idyllic memories of ancient cities, spectacular mountains and most of all, the dreamy afternoons spent chewing the stimulant leaf of the qat tree, Kevin Rushby set out to travel the old trade route from the (…more)
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Mehso-so

Kevin Rushby traveled through #Ethiopia and Yemen on a drug tour to sample khat everywhere he went. Some of his stories are great (including some memorable events in Djibouti), but his glorification of drugs and blindness to his own addiction are deplorable.

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Librarybelle Great review! I think it would be deplorable too to read someone‘s glorification of taking drugs…doesn‘t quite seem right to me. 2y
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This one, about the drug qat/khat culture in Ethiopia and Yemen, was simply fascinating. Loved the book.

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