The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
by Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer
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In a natural, cultural, and artistic history of our favorite mood enhancer, the authors show how caffeine was discovered, its early uses, and the unexpected parts it has played in medicine, religion, painting, poetry, learning, and love. 50 halftones & line drawings.Tags
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Not bad. Some interesting facts about the prevelance of caffeine. I think they were a little loose with their footnotes at time (meaning I wish they would have footnoted a few other things) and they were a little off here and there - but I think it was pretty solid.
Questo volume illustra la storia culturale e scientifica di una sostanza molto popolare: la caffeina. Capace di stimolare le variazioni di umore, ha però giocato un ruolo importante anche nella storia della medicina e della botanica, oltre ad aver ispirato poesie e composizioni pittoriche. La caffeina guida un percorso che va dalla chimica all'arte e da Goethe ai cyber-caffè.
Dec 17, 2009Italian
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- Canonical title*
- Tè, caffè e cioccolata: i mondi della caffeina tra storie e culture
- Dedication
- Bennet Alan Weinberg dedicates his efforts on this book to his parents, Herbert Weinberg, M.D. and Martha Ring Weinberg, who made so much possible for him.
Bonnie K. Bealer dedicates her efforts to Ms. P. H., who knows who she is. - First words
- Caffeine, by any measure, is the world's most popular drug, easily surpassing nicotine and alcohol.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Of no other drug, nor any other agency known to man, can we say the same.
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