Listen Now
Loading audio... Please wait for the audio to load before using controls.
0:0019:39
100%
Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The discovery of beer helped drive the rise of settled civilizations.
Chapter 3: Wine was a key status symbol among ancient peoples.
Chapter 4: Alcoholic spirits spread from the Middle East and Europe through trade and the invention of distilling.
Chapter 5: Coffee became the widely preferred beverage among intellectual circles throughout Europe.
Chapter 6: Long a staple of Chinese culture, tea rose in Western prominence when it was then eagerly adopted by the British.
Chapter 7: The British passion for tea profoundly shaped the Industrial Revolution and the global balance of power for centuries.
Chapter 8: Soda boomed in the United States, and Coca-Cola soon emerged as the nationwide market leader.
Chapter 9: Coca-Cola became a worldwide phenomenon when the United States ended its isolationist policy.
Description
A History of the World in 6 Glasses (2006) is a look at human history through an unusual lens: our favorite drinks. These blinks outline the global rise of beer, wine, alcoholic spirits, tea, coffee and soda, and how they each played into major historical developments as they spread around the world.
Who Should Listen
- Beer lovers, wine enthusiasts, spirits connoisseurs, coffee addicts and Coca-Cola devotees
- Anyone interested in the lesser-known details of human history or global power politics