Reading Series
Hits and Hooks
Addiction, substances, dopamine loops, engineered cravings, and the products built to keep people coming back.
How addiction became America's most profitable business model, from colonial opium to the opioid epidemic and the rehab industry that profits from both.
A sweeping history of how alcohol shaped civilization, from ancient fermentation to Prohibition to modern drinking culture and its effects on the human brain.
Prologue: The Buzz PROLOGUE: THE BUZZ YOU NEVER FORGET the first hit.
An exposé on diet soda's hidden impacts and the addictive grip of zero-calorie sweeteners on modern consumers.
A sweeping history of cannabis from ancient spiritual rituals to Nixon's War on Drugs, exposing how a plant became a weapon of social control.
A poetic field guide exploring psychoactive substances through personal narrative, cultural context, and the altered states they produce.
A deep dive into how caffeine shaped empires, fueled capitalism, and turned billions of people into functional addicts who swear they just like the taste.
An exposé of how fast food companies engineered their products to hack your brain chemistry and override your natural hunger signals.
How dopamine-driven design in social media, dating apps, and porn hijacks our brains to keep us endlessly swiping, scrolling, and clicking.