A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 6 GLASSESBOOKS / Nonfiction

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Janet Maslin
International Herald Tribune
06-01-2005
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 6 GLASSESBy Tom Standage 311 pages. $25.00. Walker & Co. *Reviewed by Janet Maslin*The genre of the term-paper book requires an author to pick a precise subject often an edible one, like salt or chocolate or olive oil and dig up as many relevant anecdotes and factoids as research will allow. It's a forced, gimmicky method of viewing the world through a thimble. But Tom Standage's bright idea really is bright: ''A History of the World in 6 Glasses,'' a book that divides world history into beer, wine, spirits, ...

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