Tobacco

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The archetypal sin-stock case: declining volumes, extraordinary pricing power, litigation overhang and very high returns on capital.

6 books

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  1. Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough, John Helyar, 1990
  2. Merchants of DoubtNaomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, 2010
  3. Ashes to AshesRichard Kluger, 1996

Books 6

Barbarians at the Gate
T1 Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar · 1990 · The RJR Nabisco LBO; tobacco cash flows as LBO collateral.
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Jim CollinsMohnish PabraiChamath Palihapitiya
Ashes to Ashes
T1 Ashes to Ashes
Richard Kluger · 1996 · The definitive history of the American cigarette business; Pulitzer winner.
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The Cigarette Century
T2 The Cigarette Century
Allan M. Brandt · 2007
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Merchants of Doubt
T2 Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway · 2010 · The tobacco playbook for manufacturing scientific uncertainty.
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Nat EliasonElon Musk
Smoke Screen
T3 Smoke Screen
Philip J. Hilts · 1996
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Golden Holocaust
T3 Golden Holocaust
Robert N. Proctor · 2011 · Built from the industry's own litigation document archive.
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