From the bestselling author of A History of the World in Six Glasses, this is a riveting history of humanity told through the foods we eat.Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance; it has acted as a tool o...
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Tom StandageAuthor 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.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Tom StandageAuthor 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.
More than simply sustenance, food historically has been a kind of technology, changing the course of human progress by helping to build empires, promote industrialization, and decide the outcomes of wars. Tom Standage draws on archaeo...
From the bestselling author of A History of the World in Six Glasses, this is a riveting history of humanity told through the foods we eat.Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance; it has acted as a tool o...
Writing on the Wall: Social Media - T...
Tom StandageSocial media is anything but a new phenomenon. From the papyrus letters that Cicero and other Roman statesmen used to exchange news, to the hand-printed tracts of the Reformation and the pamphlets that spread propaganda during the Ame...
Writing on the Wall: Social Media: Th...
Tom StandagePapyrus rolls and Twitter have much in common, as each was their generation's signature means of "instant" communication. Indeed, as Tom Standage reveals in his scintillating new book, social media is anything but a new phen...