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==The Cigarette Century==
Allan M. Brandt<br>
Basic Books 2007

Revision as of 19:44, 5 April 2007

Quotations

It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the

leading causes of statistics.

Fletcher Krebel
Reader's Digest (December 1961)

Forsooths

He (Persi Diaconis) proved that it takes seven shuffles to perfectly randomize a pack of cards.

Justin Mullins
New Scientist
March 24-30, 2007, p 52

Contributed by Laurie Snell.


We were eleven people obtaining those 30.000 millions. I want the 11% that corresponds to me.

A politician of Madrid in a phone dialogue recorded by the police.
El Pais
20th October, 2006,

Contribted by Carlos Silva.


The Cigarette Century

Allan M. Brandt
Basic Books 2007