Vessels of Rage, Engines of Power: The Secret History of Alcoholism

''identifies many...alcoholics; the English King Henry VIII, Ivan the Terrible, Beethoven, the British traitors Burgess, Maclean, Philby, Blunt, five out of seven U.S. writers who won the Nobel Prize for Literature... [He] certainly proves his main point: that alcoholism, directly or indirectly, has had [great] effect on human history.'' ---- David Gamon, Mensa International Journal, May, 1995

''His argument for the presence of alcoholism in the many historical figures... is convincing... [these include] Joseph Stalin, Alexander the Great, Henry Ford II, John Wayne Gacy and other serial killers... Easy to read. Whatever controversies it creates are much more to its advantage than its disadvantage.'' ---- Eric W. Fine, M.D., American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, Vol 14, No 2, 1994

''The pace, the historical perspective, and the mandate postulated support a high recommendation that this volume be added to your reading list.'' -- --Linda Foley, Network News, NASADAD