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u/awildpoliticalnerd · 15 pointsr/AskSocialScience

This is by no means a complete answer (I honestly think that one could write a book on this topic and still not come to a fully satisfying answer) but I hope that this will shed some insight into the history of the taboo and it's social causes.

The earliest academic reference I could find that tried to explain why speaking of money was a taboo was, unsurprisingly, Freud. And, even less surprisingly, he related it to anal eroticism. (As a quick aside, I'm really beginning to wonder if a cigar was just a cigar) 1. There is good reason to believe that the taboo persisted well before that, but it is the earliest reference I could personally find.

Without a definitive start date, some may be inclined to believe that we've always had this taboo-- or at least some type of it. Personally, that's the attitude I went into this question with. After all, money has been around for over 4,000 years 2 and our tribal psychology invites trepidation into situations where our social standing is on the line. Indeed, some have speculated that discussions of money fall under such situations 2 since we often tie worth to income and to financial price 3. This could reasonably lead people to conclude that it's simply inherent to human thought. Talking about money can dredge up a lot of social comparisons and expectations which could trigger that tribal instinct saying "let's not put ourselves in a lower position on the social strata so that we're not eventually ostracized 5."

There's only one problem with this: If it was universal, we would expect different cultures to have a similar reticence to income. But they don't 6. Even countries as geographically proximal as Japan and China have different attitudes about money as indicated by their folklore 7.

So we are left with the idea that this is a western construction. To be clear, I definitely think that the proclivity to tie social worth with the amount of stuff one has probably dates back quiet a while as it would be a handy hint throughout much of human history. But the actual taboo seems to be western in origin.

I don't think that we'll be able to find a specific date, time, or even location to pin this origination on. However, if allowed to venture an educated guess, I would posit that they came from our coffee shops.

It's well known that coffee and tea shops were instrumental to the formulation and actualization of many western uprisings 8. These institutions looked to turn the current social status quo on its head. Inside the shops, everyone was theoretically equal. A certain code of conversation developed, largely thanks to the propagation of two magazines: The Spectator and the Tatler 9. I cannot find any direct quotes from either publication that specifically dictates that one ought not to make note of the socioeconomic differences that exist outside of the shop-- however, there is decent evidence for tacit recommendations via the emphasis on maintaining a tempered and productive conversation 9. I contend that it's difficult to have a good chat when you're being actively singled out as an impecunious peon. Such an account would work fairly well with our theoretical understanding of taboo construction. As it goes, taboos are extremely strong norms and mores that deliver intense social (and possibly even official) sanctions 10. They can develop from social rules and evolve along with the society; hence why some taboo subjects are less taboo as they used to be and others are even more forbidden. I would venture that the taboo for discussing income developed on this track. It could have started off as an expression of politeness and proper etiquette and developed more bite as western society grew more infatuated with the idea of human equality. There aren't any studies that directly prove or disprove this theory (possibly due to a dearth of literature on the topic of money 2), so take it with a grain of salt.

I would also like to recommend the book that U/David_divaD did as well as The Psychology of Money by Furnham and Argyle.

u/ChermsMcTerbin · 8 pointsr/AskHistorians

I have and idea for a paper that would connect caffeinated beverages to increased industrialization. Anecdotally, you have tea/coffee (Industrialization)->soda(19th/20th century)->hyper caffeinated beverages (the 21st century and a 24 hour world). But that's another story.

I would suggest looking at A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage for a look at the impact of coffee on the modern world.

u/travio · 8 pointsr/Drugs

I quite enjoyed A Brief History of Drugs. It is not the deepest reads but is quite interesting look at drugs throughout history. Another book from a historical perspective but dealing with beverages is A History of the World in 6 Glasses it looks at 6 specific beverages (beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and Coke) and how they shaped history. This isn't specific to drugs, though all 6 beverages contain drugs so I think it counts.

u/ems88 · 7 pointsr/cocktails

Okay, you've caught me; there's beer and wine books, too. Here's what you're looking at:

I run a cocktail bar, and I've been meaning to share my library for some time, but I have a knack for lending my books out to friends and colleagues so I keep waiting for it to be complete. Then I realized my collection keeps growing and will never be complete, so I may as well just share a snapshot of it.

Top row:

Sippin' Safari: In Search of the Great "Lost" Tropical Drink Recipes... and the People Behind Them by Jeff "Beachbum" Berry

Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum to the Zombie 100 Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them by Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh

The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft by Gary "Gaz" Regan

The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg

The World Encyclopedia of Beer by Brian Glover

How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Beer Right the First Time by John J. Palmer

Jigger, Beaker and Glass: Drinking Around the World by Charles H. Baker, Jr. (aka The Gentleman's Companion Volume II)

Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink by Randy Mosher

Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch by Michael Jackson

The Ultimate Guide to Spirits & Cocktails by Andre Domine

New Classic Cocktails by Mardee Haidin Regan and Gary "Gaz" Regan

The Book of Garnishes by June Budgen

World's Best Cocktails: 500 Signature Drinks from the World's Best Bars and Bartenders by Tom Sandham

The Complete Book of Spirits: A Guide to Their History, Production, and Enjoyment by Anthony Dias Blue

Cocktails & Amuse-Bouches for Her & For Him by Daniel Boulud and Xavier Herit

Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar by David Wondrich

Middle Row:

Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers

The New and Improved Illustrated Bartenders' Manual; or: How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style by Harry Johnson (Espresso Book Machine Reprint)

Michael Jackson's Bar & Cocktail Companion: The Connoisseur's Handbook by Michael Jackson

The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance by Greg Koch, Steve Wagner & Randy Clemens

The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy by Jim Meehan

Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas by Brad Thomas Parsons

A Taste for Absinthe: 65 Recipes for Classic and Contemporary Cocktails by R. Winston Guthrie & James F. Thompson

The Bartender's Guide to IBA Official Cocktails by Jenny Reese (Espresso Book Machine Printing)

Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl by David Wondrich

The Home Distiller's Handbook: Make Your Own Whiskey & Bourbon Blends, Infused Spirits and Cordials by Matt Teacher

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

The Decorative Art of Japanese Food Carving: Elegant Garnishes for All Occasions by Hiroshi Nagashima

What to Drink with What You Eat: The Difinitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers by Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page

The American Cocktail: 50 Recipes that Celebrate the Craft of Mixing Drinks from Coast to Coast by The Editors of Imbibe Magazine

The ABC of Cocktails by Peter Pauper Press

How to Make Your Own Drinks: Create Your Own Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Drinks from Fruit Cordials to After-Dinner Liqueurs by Susy Atkins

How to Make a World of Liqueurs by Heather Kibbey & Cheryl Long

u/andrewwm · 6 pointsr/AskHistorians

Coffee appeared in Europe around the late 16th century and early 17th century. Of course, like many liquids, there were all kinds of opinions about its purported health benefits.

However, the main benefit was the fact that it lead to a decline in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol had previously been the best way to consume uncontaminated water, so it was common for much of the population of Europe to be mildly intoxicated for much of the day. Coffee offered a better way to consume uncontaminated water without getting drunk, and the mild amount of caffeine was purported to encourage clear thinking.

Coffee was hailed as part of the age of rationalism. Coffee shops became centers of intellectual engagement as part of an increase in interest in philosophy and sciences more generally in Western Europe. While coffee was later surpassed by tea in popularity in the UK, it continued to be popular in continental Europe.

One of the better written sources on the subject is http://www.amazon.com/A-History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524

u/trashed_culture · 6 pointsr/Coffee

My understanding is that the story about the goat herder is, unsurprisingly, hard to prove.

I'd like to see more about how coffee has been served over time. For instance, when it was first popularized in Europe, the brew would be stored for months at a time before being served. I imagine it was not very similar to what we think of today.

Also, coffee was popular in England before tea was imported there. Blows my mind.

My "source"

u/KrakatauGreen · 5 pointsr/liquor

Get an audio book of The History of the World in 6 Glasses and listen to it on your commute.

Or just read it.

u/artofsushi · 5 pointsr/TheVeneration

The history of food and drink really interests me. One of the coolest books I ever read from the library was A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage.

It traces the development of human civilization by what people drank. Starting off with beer and Egypt and Mesopotamia, then moving on to wine and Greco-Roman civilization. Jumping forward to British colonialism, it details the development of spirits and fortified wines, then moves on to tea and coffee, before springing forward again in time and talking about colas and soft drinks. Very, very interesting stuff.

I liked the book so much, I went out and bought my own copy, that sits proudly on a shelf of my bar, next to my scotches and bartenders guides.

u/ramair00 · 5 pointsr/tumblr

I'm a bit late, but as a really really quick look at something similar to that is:

History of the World in 6 Glasses

Probably one of my favorites that is similar to what you asked for. I can direct you to more if you want, but that one is mainly the 6 drinks that changed the world

Ale/Beer, Wine, Spirits, Coffee, Tea, Cocacola

u/AmaDaden · 5 pointsr/funny

This is argued to also be why coffee and tea became so popular. Check out A History of the World in 6 Glasses. It goes over the rise and effects of Beer, Wine, Liquor, coffee, tea, and soda.

u/crustation · 4 pointsr/todayilearned

Did you, by any chance, learn this from Tom Standage's A History of the World in 6 Glasses? It was a really entertaining read for my flight home.

u/Bilbo_Fraggins · 4 pointsr/tea

"A History Of The World In 6 Glasses" does a good job of placing tea and coffee and their influence in their (Western focused) historical context.

u/dittbub · 4 pointsr/ifyoulikeblank

History of the world in Six Glasses https://www.amazon.ca/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524

Its from the perspective of the things people were drinking :)

u/ReggieKUSH · 4 pointsr/AdviceAnimals

In World War 2 Coca-Cola was so synonymous with the war movement that the company was exempt from war-time rationing. It was famously said that the goal of the Coca-Cola Corporation was to give any American soldier anywhere in the world fighting for their country the ability to buy a Coke for a nickel whatever the cost. Coca-Cola plants were built on military bases across the fronts. The reason Coca-Cola is the global company it is today, and one of the first global corporations, is because World War 2 brought it across the world.

Sorry to ruin the joke, I just think its an interesting bit of history.

Source:
http://www.amazon.com/A-History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524

u/mariox19 · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions

A History of the World in 6 Glasses, by Tom Standage. Seriously, it is as interesting and informative as it is entertaining.

u/Sevrenloreat · 3 pointsr/AskHistorians

My understanding is it partially started when the church of England split from the Catholic church. Coffee was strongly associated with the Catholic church at time, and to distance themselves, people in England began to stop drinking it, and instead started drinking tea. There is actually a theory that tea helped out the industrial revolution, because it has minor antibiotic properties. Right when people started really bunching up in cities, is when tea got popular. It also may have contributed to British naval superiority, due to it's vitamin C. This helped fight off scurvy, and major problem at the time.

I would check out this book http://www.amazon.com/A-History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524 If you are interested in more information. It goes too far to the side of "this caused this" but as long as you keep in mind things are rarely as cut and dry as he implies, it has some great information.

u/WineRepo · 3 pointsr/wine

To help put a perspective on wine and it's place in the human experience I'd recommend Tom Standage's "History of the World in 6 Glasses". Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson's "The World Atlas of Wine"

Edit: Correction to add Hugh Johnson as Author

u/MapsMapsEverywhere · 3 pointsr/beer

Awesome. It's a fantastic book and I highly recommend it. If you want to zoom out and casually take a look at a larger period of time and beverages, Tom Standage's A History of the World in Six Glasses is a really fun read.

u/Libertarded · 3 pointsr/todayilearned

YES! It's pretty well documented in A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage.

Also, the "How Beer Saved the World" documentary on Netflix mentions it. I assume you've seen?!

u/Oen386 · 2 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

Thank you for providing a real response, rather than what you've over heard or speculation.

Most of what you said lines up with what I read from this book: A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage.

First chapter is solely about the history of beer.

>As has been stated several times in this thread, it's the reason why we became an agricultural society instead of just hunter/gatherers. It's the reason we have society.

The only difference, and I am not saying the book is correct, is that beer came about from humans settling down (traveling less). It wasn't the reason they started to travel less, but was the side effect of that. The assumption is that beer was an accident. Likely rain water getting into a clay storage area, and fermenting with the ingredients. The rest of you what you said though lines up.

It covers how it was used a form of payment, and that the workers on the pyramids were likely paid with beer. Good read if anyone is interested.

u/ClovisSangrail · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

A History of the World in 6 Glasses talks about coffee houses being the places for information sharing. Mostly for traders and thinkers and to accommodate people with international interests, they started carrying wide selections of periodicals. I like imagining them like a really proto-reddit. :)


Honestly, I think we call them thinkers mostly because maybe two dozen of them were great thinkers. I imagine it would be safe to assume a lot of dilettantes.

u/wtengtio · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

Tom Standage does a great job writing books which are thematically ordered, meaning he goes through history focusing on certain cultural phenomonam which influenced the time. His History of thr World in 6 Glasses" book is a great one. I'm currently reading his one on the first 2000 years of social media called Writing on the Wall.

Edit:

Links! - 6 Glasses

Social Media

u/waitingforbatman · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

Haven't heard anything about A People's History of the World, but I highly recommend A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage

u/Cravatitude · 2 pointsr/HistoryMemes

Tom Standage argues that the Renaissance only happens because of coffee shops

u/Appa_YipYip · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

A History of the World in 6 Glasses! I'm reading it for my AP World History2 summer assignment. It's really interesting!

u/Independent · 2 pointsr/history

I really like history books that don't at first seem to be history books, but are explorations of societies sometimes seen through the lens of a single important concept or product. For instance, Mark Kurlansky has several books such as Salt; A World History, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, The Basque History of the World, Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea that teach more history, and more important history than is usually taught in US public schools.

History need not be rote memorization of dates and figures. It can, and should be a fun exploration of ideas and how those ideas shaped civilizations. It can also be an exploration of what did not make it into the history books as Bart Ehrman's Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament or his Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why and Elaine Pagels' The Gnostic Gospels attest.

I don't wish to come across as too glib about this, but I feel like the average person might well retain more useful knowledge reading a book like A History of the World in 6 Glasses than if they sat through a semester of freshman history as taught by most boring, lame generic high schools. I feel like often the best way to understand history is to come at it tangentially. Want to understand the US Constitution? Study the Iroquois confederacy. Want to understand the French? Study cuisine and wine. Want to understand China? Study international trade. And so it goes. Sometimes the best history lessons come about from just following another interest such as astronomy or math or cooking. Follow the path until curiosity is sated. Knowledge will accumulate that way. ;-)

u/evil_mango · 2 pointsr/cripplingalcoholism

That was a pretty nifty watch. You might also like a book called A History of the World in Six Glasses.

u/prehensilefoot · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

You may want to check out "A History of the World in Six Glasses," which looks at the history of some of the most ancient and popular drinks and the way they were used within different cultures:
http://www.amazon.com/A-History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524

u/Mynameisspam1 · 2 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

Hijacking top comment to recommend a book (kinda) about this. A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage, puchasable for $0.99, used, on Amazon.

It's well researched and iirc, it covers history (mostly western) from the Mesopotamian civilizations to the present day. The six drinks it does this through are Beer, Wine, Spirits, Coffee, Tea and Coke. I found it somewhat interesting that the first 3 drinks contained alcohol and the last three contained caffeine (not that this necessarily signifies anything), and I think he mentions that in passing somewhere in his book.

u/SomeIrishGuy · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

I haven't read At Home, so I'm not entirely sure what it's about, but based on the description on amazon it sounds like he uses everyday objects as starting points to discuss historical events. There are a number of similar books such as Salt and A History of the World in 6 Glasses. This genre is frequently referred to as "microhistory".

u/Dishwasher823 · 2 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

In "A History of the World in 6 Glasses", Tom Standage credits early inhabitants of the Fertile Crescent's survival with drinking beer which by having alcohol in it made it reasonably safe.

u/ex-cathedra · 2 pointsr/latin

Si "aquâ vitae" loquendâ alcohol destillatum significatur, credo tantam potionem non factam esse priore Aevis Mediis tempore. Quidem liber quem legi, Historia Mundi in Poculis Sex (nexus Anglicus), de tantis dicit, nam tria "pocula" prima de quibus liber dicit sunt cervisia, vinum, alcohol destillatum (ceteris cafeâ, theâ, "colâ"). Num bene scriptum nolo loqui, sed quae didici bona aestimavi.

u/sgtredred · 2 pointsr/history

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. A surprisingly fun read and interesting read.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage. Another fun read. Touches on some great topics, like the "which came first: beer or bread" debate, but doesn't go into topics as deeply as I would have liked.

I haven't read these two yet, but it's on my list:

Spice: The History of a Temptation by Jack Turner

An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage

u/TopRamen713 · 2 pointsr/CrappyDesign

Ok, this is from the book 6 Glasses that Changed the World. It's been a while since I read it, so take it with a grain of salt.

IIRC, it was more like they added wine to water in order to make it taste better (since, as you mention, they had shitty sources of water). In addition, the wine of the time wasn't as subtle, I guess. Their yeast wasn't as specialized, so it left more sugars, and it was sweeter and more cloying. So wine improved the taste of water and water improved the taste of wine. Finally, part of it was to avoid getting drunk. As Romans, they considered themselves the height of civilization and took pride in being cultured.

Of course they got drunk- they're human! They had parties, like everyone else. I'm sure you've heard of Bacchanals - literally a festival to the god of wine. At their parties, they had a guy who was in charge of maintaining the ratio of wine:water as the night went on, I'm guessing he made it stronger.

BTW, I'd recommend the book. It's a quick read and very entertaining,

u/greatshogon · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

Try A History of the World in Six Glasses, it goes through a basic overview of world history through 6 classic drinks. Sorry for the format of the link, I posted this from my phone.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0802715524?pc_redir=1407046477&robot_redir=1

u/unbibium · 1 pointr/history

I've just started reading The History of the World in 6 Glasses. Chapter 1 is beer, so I suppose you're right.

u/10z20Luka · 1 pointr/AskHistorians

Have you ever heard of this book called A History of the World in Six Glasses?

http://www.amazon.com/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524

If not, then never mind I suppose. If so, would you mind giving me a quick rundown of your impression? Mostly dealing with accuracy and overall legitimacy, if you don't mind.

u/sarasmirks · 1 pointr/AskHistorians

Distilled spirits were not widely known in Europe during the Middle Ages. And, from what I can tell, they were not considered a high class beverage even once they did become widespread. See, for instance, the Gin Craze in 18th century Britain. It's actually difficult to find the early history of some distilled spirits because they were popularized among the sort of people who wouldn't have been writing a lot of things down.

So that leaves beer and wine.

To an extent, the cultural prestige of beer vs. wine is geographic. Some parts of Europe are conducive to growing wine grapes and aging wine. Some are not.

So in places like Britain, where wine is not made locally, wine becomes a high-class beverage because it has to be imported from elsewhere. It's a valuable commodity, not your basic everyday beverage for the average joe. The everyday drink would have been beer, in wine-less places. And thus you get lots of paintings of nobles drinking wine and peasants drinking beer.

In the literature, too, beer is seen as a more local thing in non-winemaking places, whereas wine is an imported luxury. The average wife would have brewed her own beer, for example.

You can sort of think of it like the difference between tap water and Perrier, in the modern US.

But of course if we're talking about, for example, Italy, wine is made all over the country, and the everyday drink of choice is going to also be wine. (But probably rough plonk, not the fine wines reserved for the nobility and export to the ultra-rich in colder countries.) Southern Europe never really developed a strong beer culture, because there was plenty of wine to go around.

I unfortunately have no idea whether beer was imported to Southern Europe or whether it ever had the kind of cultural prestige that wine has had in Northern Europe, though my experience drinking beer in Italy in the present day implies that beer has never been a sought after luxury there. Peroni, ick.

The cocktail is a 19th century invention, by the way.

You might want to read A History Of The World In Six Glasses, if you like this sort of thing. It doesn't really answer your question about class and prestige, though, but it does touch on what drinks were invented when and what people would have been drinking at different points in time.

u/yellowstuff · 1 pointr/todayilearned

That's a terrible article. Snopes has a much better explanation, which agrees with the section on toasting in A History of the World in 6 Glasses.

The book also mentions that alcoholic drinks used to be considered magical, so toasting to someone's health wasn't just a nice gesture, but a potent magic spell.

u/AntiqueTough · 1 pointr/raisedbynarcissists

You're welcome. One thing on math -- don't let your self think that you'll never use it again after passing tests, because it's not really true. Algebra teaches you how to problem solve and physics teaches you how things move in space. Just the other day I was sitting in traffic when a guy drove by me rather fast while hauling a trailer loaded down with bricks. I slowed down to avoid the inevitable accident when he had to hit the brakes and that mass of bricks kept the car moving forward like it was on rails, then bam! So study it all, I promise you it will come in handy throughout your life.

Not sure how much history is on the GED, but here's a couple of easy, breezy books to help you get through it:

The History of the World in 6 Glasses talks about how beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and Coca Cola helped to shape our world. https://www.amazon.com/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RLRKWTQUZJPH&keywords=history+of+the+world+in+six+glasses&qid=1570998109&sprefix=history+of+the+w%2Caps%2C513&sr=8-1

Don't Know Much About History: Everything You need to Know about American History, But Never Learned.

https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-About-History-Anniversary/dp/0061960543/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZSIWW28WSLG8&keywords=don%27t+know+much+about+history+by+kenneth+g.+davis&qid=1570998056&sprefix=don%27t+know+m%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1

Good luck op. I think you have more on the ball than you think you do. PM me if you need any study guidance.

u/kabanaga · 1 pointr/pics

Fun fact: During the 1600's, when coffee first got to be the rage in Merry Old England, the government tax collectors were uncertain about how to tax coffee, because unlike beer and wine, which were shipped and served as liquids, coffee was shipped in the form of beans.

They hit on an ingenious solution (as only bureaucrats can) and decreed that coffee needed to be brewed and barreled to await the tax stamp. Then, and only then, could the coffeehouse barista tap the barrel in order to re-heat and serve the beverage. :-P

It's a wonder the stuff ever caught on....

Source: A History of the World in 6 Glasses

u/Shellcode · 1 pointr/findapath

You are doing fine. Here are some thoughts...

Keep your current job! Do not quit until you have your next opportunity lined up. Your work experience isn't bad and the employed look more attractive in both the dating and hiring pools.

Love the hobbies. Particularly working out and reading - Keep your commitment to these everyday. (Consider adding a social/networking aspect by joining/starting a business book club and looking into league sports/meetups/fitness classes)

Job Transition Idea 1: Beer/Beverage Industry

Look for analyst or operations positions with goal of getting into account management (sales-ish but sales isn't so bad when you love the product).

Standout from the crowd: Start writing Beverage Industry/Co research on LinkedIn (similar to the project you enjoyed)

Apply to this today: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bf45becfe9f077f3&

Job Transition Idea 2: Personal Trainer

You like working out so get certified and help others with their workouts.

Will be tough at first as you build a book of clients so you might need a good part time job - Starbucks would put you in coffee with okay part time pay and benefits.

Check this out for an idea of PT opportunities: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=part+time+personal+trainer&l=los+angeles%2C+ca

Job Transition Idea 3: Officer in The Chair Force

Commitment and big change.

Physical fitness matters. Readers are leaders. They allow coffee in the morning and beers after work. Other branches if AF isn't for you.

https://www.airforce.com/careers/browse-careers/

..


Bonus! Book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524


Choose one of these or another path and fucking go for it. All in. All about it. All the time. But keep fit and well read.

Good luck!

u/Mtekk88 · 1 pointr/preppers

I actually came across this same idea in a book called [A History of the World in 6 Glasses] (https://www.amazon.com/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524). Good book. Had to read it for class but ended up enjoying it.

It mentions how beer/mead became a popular drink in early times because of this. It also goes on to explain why other popular drinks (coffee, spirits, Coca-cola, etc) spread so wildly.

Just thought I'd share!

u/gmclapp · 1 pointr/atheism

A lot of really mixed information here...

Coca-Cola got it's name from the Coca plant. Cocaine is made from this plant, but cocaine was never in the original recipe:
Hard liquor was never used as a substitute to unsafe water, and the beer or wine that may have been was no where near the alcohol content in today's versions.

Coca

boozy details

Edit: Additionally, unsafe water in the States likely didn't share a period of history with soda fountains. The water in the soda is safe to drink after all....

u/tintinsays · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I'm reading a book right now called A History of the World in 6 Glasses, which is history told through the most popular beverages of the time. It is awesome, and they talk about the development of beer. You should check it out!

http://www.amazon.com/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301516319&sr=8-1

u/Wylkus · 1 pointr/history

I feel the best way to go about this is to gain a general sense of the outline of history, which isn't nearly so difficult as it may seem as first once you realize that the "history" that mainly gets talked about is only about 3000 years. Learn some sign posts for that span, and then from there you can fit anything new you learn into the general outline you've gained. A couple good books for gaining those signposts are:

A History of the World in 6 Glasses. A phenomenal starting book. Gives very, very broad strokes on the entirety of human development, from pre-history when we first made beer inside hollowed tree trunks (it predates pottery), all the way to the dawn of the global economy with the perpetual success of Coca-Cola.

Roots of the Western Tradition An incredibly short (265 pages!) overview of Ancient Mesopotamia up to the decline of the Roman Empire written in very accessible language. Phenomenal text.

The Story of Philosophy. A bit more dense than the other's, but a tour de force breakdown of the history of Western thought.

Obviously the above is very Western centric, I wish I could recommend similar books that cover Asian history, but sadly I can't think of any (though hopefully others will point some out in the comments). Still though, once you gain the signposts I talked about, learning Asian history will still be easier as you can slot things into the apporpriate time period. Like "Oh, the first Chinese Empire (Qin Dynasty) rose up in the same era as Rome was rising as a power and fighting it's wars against Carthage". Or, "Oh, the Mongols took power in Asia just about right after the Crusades."

As a little bonus, they may not be accurate but historical movies can still help pin down those first signposts of your history outline. Here's a little list.

u/superduperly1 · 1 pointr/history

They talk about this in A History of the World in 6 Glasses: https://smile.amazon.com/History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524.

A pretty good book all in all, even if some of the connections seem tenuous.

u/Dilettante · 1 pointr/history

A History of the World in Six Glasses is a nice, very approachable book for someone who's not very into history. It's not a deep book, but it has some interesting ideas and can serve as a jumping-off point for people.

Another very easy-to-get-into source is one that I cannot recommend highly enough: Larry Gonick's series of cartoon histories: The Cartoon History of the Universe, in three volumes, covers world history from the age of the dinosaurs to Columbus' journey, and his later two-volume series Cartoon History of the Modern World picks up where that leaves off, going all the way up to 9/11. They are surprisingly well-researched, with each volume having pages of references at the end. There are unfortunately few pages of this series online to read - here's one I found from the first volume, and here's another in low resolution from his later volumes.

u/The_Turk2 · 1 pointr/badhistory

Thanks for the informative write up, and as always with history, new discoveries, will change historical fact and discourse.

I was just talking about grape wine, from Tom Standage's book, published in 2006, so I take that for fact from then. Beverage history is not at all my specialty, but it was a fun book to read nonetheless.

u/educatedidiot · 1 pointr/explainlikeimfive

http://www.amazon.com/A-History-World-6-Glasses/dp/0802715524

This is a great book that explores the questions you're asking and some other cool themes and ideas around the various drinks the world consumes.

u/lilacwine79 · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I found this book to be crazy interesting.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Covers the history of wine, beer, spirits, tea, coffee, and soda.