A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Audiobook)

from JayLivernois

An interesting book picked up at Logan filled with much up to date history and corrective facts on the history of drink. The most enlightening for me was the revelation of the central role wine played in the development of literature, philosophy, and political thought through the ritual wine drin...

from PensiveCat

It's the story of how certain beverages affected history, covering each one at the time of its greatest historical impact. I found this to be a good way to learn when certain drinks were developed (I knew nothing about how spirits came forth until this book), and the results in civilization. The ...

from MrsLee

The author begins with the premise that the various drinks which have been popular throughout history have actually driven history. Although this didn't reveal much new about world history, it certainly contained a lot of interesting facts about beverages throughout history and how their populari...

from conformer

Standage maps out the world's fortunes along the trade paths of six beverages, three alcoholic, three caffeinated. While all six manage to make people rich as well as exploit them, it's the later chapters that are notable in documenting the lengths some people went thru for their booze, right dow...

from ACQwoods

This book traces the history of civilization through six broadly defined eras in which the primary drink was beer, wine, liquor, coffee, tea, and finally cola. I most enjoyed the first three sections (beer, wine and liquor) because they dealt with civilizations from thousands of years ago. Once t...