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First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Drawn back to the Yemen by idy llic 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 highlands of Ethiopia to Yemen. The journey is at times dangerous, often comic; and by accepting the invitation to take part at every opportunity, the author encounters a wonderful array of characters-criminals, Islamic scholars, an exorcist an d the mysterious Cedric, the travelling companion from hell who offers to h elp Rushby find a dhow across the Red Sea. This is the story of a journey, but it also unveils the rich and varied culture surrounding the drug, qat. Legal in the UK but banned in the US, experts variously claim it to be as m ild as tea or as addictive as cocaine; in the Yemen it is central to the li fe of the country, and Rushby explores as he goes our attitudes towards sub stance abuse and addiction.

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8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 1841196797 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 highlands of Ethiopia to Yemen. The journey is at times dangerous, often comic; and by accepting the invitation to take qat at every opportunity, the author encounters a wonderful array of characters-criminals, Islamic scholars, an exorcist and the mysterious Cedric, the travelling companion from hell who offers to help Rushby find a dhow across the Red Sea. This is the story of a journey, but it also unveils the rich and varied culture surrounding the drug, qat. Legal in the UK but banned in the US, experts variously claim it to be as mild as tea or as addictive as cocaine; in the Yemen it is central to the life of the country, and Rushby explores as he goes our attitudes towards substance abuse and addiction.

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8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 1841196797 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 highlands of Ethiopia to Yemen. The journey is at times dangerous, often comic; and by accepting the invitation to take qat at every opportunity, the author encounters a wonderful array of characters-criminals, Islamic scholars, an exorcist and the mysterious Cedric, the travelling companion from hell who offers to help Rushby find a dhow across the Red Sea. This is the story of a journey, but it also unveils the rich and varied culture surrounding the drug, qat. Legal in the UK but banned in the US, experts variously claim it to be as mild as tea or as addictive as cocaine; in the Yemen it is central to the life of the country, and Rushby explores as he goes our attitudes towards substance abuse and addiction.

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Trade Paperback in Very Good condition. Binding tight and straight. Pages clean and unmarked.

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It is brand new and tight with a little shelf wear on the cover. Thank you!

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It is brand new and tight with a little shelf wear on the cover. Thank you!

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PAPERBACK. COVER SLIGHTLY RUBBED.

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New. 336p., [8]p. of plates: ill., map; 20 cm. New Originally published: London: Constable, 1998. Includes index. Bibliography.

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