The World of Caffeine
Subtitle: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780415927222
First sentence: With every cup of coffee you drink, you partake of one of the great mysteries of cultural history.
Description: 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.