The World in a Glass: Six Drinks That Changed
History
Tom Standage urges drinkers to savor the
history of their favorite beverages along with the taste.
The
author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Walker & Company, June 2005),
Standage lauds the libations that have helped shape our world from the Stone Age
to the present day.
“The important drinks are still drinks that
we enjoy today,” said Standage, a technology editor at the London-based magazine
the Economist. “They are relics(纪念物) of different historical periods still found