Richard Rudgley, Author, John Urda, Editor Kodansha America $22 (0p) ISBN 978-1-56836-016-4
Rudgley, who teaches anthropology at Oxford University, here reviews the use of intoxicants since prehistoric times and finds that ``the universal human need for liberation from the restrictions of mundane existence is satisfied by experiencing...
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Richard Rudgley, Author, John Urda, Editor Kodansha Globe $12 (195p) ISBN 978-1-56836-075-1
From coffee to crack, Rudgley takes a historical approach to drugs and examines how their usage has affected economic, political and sexual lives in society. (Aug.)
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Richard Rudgley, Author, Rudgely, Author Free Press $26 (320p) ISBN 978-0-684-85580-6
Ever wonder what it was like to be a caveman? Whether you are a dentist, sculptor or accountant, you may have more in common with our Stone Age ancestors than you think. Rudgley, a scholar of Stone Age art, religion and technology at Pitt Rivers...
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Richard Rudgley. Inner Traditions, $19.99 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-62055-727-3
In this expansive but underdeveloped book, Rudgley, a documentary filmmaker, provides an overview of the influence of the Norse mythological cult of Odin on various 19th- and 20th-century groups and thinkers that claim a modern renaissance in these...
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