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Exploring six beverages over the course of the history of civilization, Tom Standage shows how each one influenced its society, sometimes in surprising ways. He covers beer in prehistoric times, wine in ancient Greece, distilled spirits (particularly rum) during the rise of the British Empire, the coffee craze in 17th-century Europe, tea in the 18th century, and soda pop (particularly Coke and Pepsi) in the 20th.
| Size | | Length: | 311 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 16.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Standage starts with a bold hypothesis...and takes readers on an extraordinary trip through world history. The Economist's technology editor has the ability to connect the smallest detail to the big picture and a knack for summarizing vast concepts in a few sentences."
Publishers Weekly (04/11/2005)
"Standage offers a distilled account of civilization founded on the drinking habits of mankind from the days of hunter-gatherers to yesterday's designer thirst-quencher."
Kirkus (04/15/2005)
"The six glasses in the title allow Standage to tell a zippy narrative around the sequential appearance of various beverages...What remains attractive about Standage's exercise is the way that he uses something mundane and everyday to tell vivid and accessible stories about the changing textures of human life."
New Yorker - Steven Shapin (08/01/2005)
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