A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage Summary
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From beer to Coca-Cola, six drinks that shaped civilization. Standage brilliantly reveals how beverages catalyzed revolutions, fueled empires, and sparked intellectual movements. Did you know coffeehouses were once banned for inciting political dissent? History has never been this intoxicatingly relevant.
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Six Drinks That Changed Everything
What if the entire sweep of human civilization could be understood through what we drink? From the moment grain fermented in a forgotten clay pot to the fizz of a Coca-Cola can cracking open, beverages have done more than quench our thirst-they've built pyramids, sparked revolutions, funded empires, and connected continents. Each sip carries the weight of history, yet we rarely pause to consider how profoundly these liquids have shaped our world. Beer turned nomads into farmers. Wine fueled philosophy and empire. Spirits drove the slave trade and revolution. Coffee sparked the Enlightenment. Tea built Britain's global dominance. And Coca-Cola became the liquid embodiment of American power. These aren't just drinks-they're technologies that transformed human destiny.
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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