![]() Beverages also have intoxicating properties which can change the way that civilizations unfold, either causing drunkenness or alertness. Yet, as Standage points out in his introduction, although a person can survive without food for a relatively long period of time, without liquids, he or she will perish in days. Although many books have explored human history through the lens of a singular foodstuff, few have used beverages. The History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage chronicles human history through changing tastes in beverages, spanning from beer to wine to 'spirits' (hard liquor), coffee to tea, and ending with Coca-Cola. ![]() 'Tell me what you drink and I will tell you who you are' The History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage Histories of the World in 6 Glasses (compare and Contrast 3 Drinks) ![]()
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