In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

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Consider Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari. Recommended by 3 sources.

“Johann Hari moves through countries and interviews in a narrative investigative travelogue about a century of drug prohibition. The most useful part is the human-scale case studies and side-by-side policy contrasts that make abstract debates tangible. The writing favors storytelling and moral argument over dense statistics, which helps readability but also means evidence is often anecdotal. Readers seeking a neutral, data-first policy manual will find the tone persuasive rather than dispassionate. Expect momentum early, then repetition where the author presses a particular viewpoint.”