The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
by Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealerbook data
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August 2nd 2002
by Routledge
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Paperback, 416 pages
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0415927234
(isbn13: 9780415927239)
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Caffeine is the world's most popular drug! Almost all of us start our day with a jolt of caffeine from coffee, tea or cola. And many of us crave choc…more
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Read in March, 2009
I'm far from a connoisseur of coffee or tea, but I do drink a fair amount and thought it would be best to learn a little something about it. I've been skipping around sections of this book for the past month or so. It covers a variety of topics relating to caffeine and caffeine vehicles, primarily focusing on coffee, tea, and chocolate.
Although the history of how these caffeine-imbued botanicals traveled from Arabia, Asia, and the Americas to Europe and the history of how they were p...more
Although the history of how these caffeine-imbued botanicals traveled from Arabia, Asia, and the Americas to Europe and the history of how they were p...more
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Read in February, 2009
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Anyone interested in science or history.
I really enjoyed this book, though it had far more history than science. They write well about the rise of the three great caffeinated beverages (coffee, tea, and chocolate) and their similar trajectories from secret beverage of religious men to the guilty pleasures they are now. She connects the popularity of the beverages to important social movements. I found it amusing that the arguments about coffee and tea that we have currently date back hundreds of years.
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This book is a wonderful social history of all things caffeinated--including (of course) coffee and chocolate. Very informative and highly interesting reading.
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Read in May, 2008
i've been reading sections of this book, and it is interesting to learn about the history of coffee and tea. for instance, coffee used to be illegal in sweden, and to prove it killed people, the king at the time had two sentenced murderers try it out, one drank tea and the other coffee every day. i don't think it proved much, they both lived til they were pretty old, and the king was murdered before they died. anyhow, lots of info covering lots of the history and culture. i randomly met and ...more
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I kind of think that they were paid by coffee interests to write this book, but I enjoy the history.
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