Mendel G.
An enjoyable in depth study of beverages which are ever-present and in some ways indispensable to us in our day to day lives. The author allows us to see the connections between these familiar drinks to human history and pre-history in a remarkably entertaining and enlightening way. Many of the details of coffee and tea's early days in western civilization are truly fascinating, as are the details of the carbonated drinks of the late 19th and early 20th century America. The narrator's voice is authoritative but pleasant and keeps our interest.