Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2011
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (480 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781452621494 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11066772, 1452621497 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11066772
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by Sean Runnette
Tom Standage details the history of the world, from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, through the lens of six defining beverages: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. For Standage, each drink is a different kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations
Mode of access: World Wide Web