The World of Caffeine

How much do we really know about our number one drug of choice? This book, a natural, cultural, and artistic history of our favourite mood enhancer tells us more, by looking at how caffeine was discovered, its early uses, and the unexpected parts it has played in medicine, religion, painting, poetry, learning and love. "The World of Caffeine" is a captivating tale of art and society containing many stories including: how Balzac's addiction to caffeine drove him to eat coffee and may have killed him; how a mini Ice Age may have helped bring coffee, tea and chocolate to popularity in Europe; and how caffeine, in its various forms, was used as cash in China, Africa, Central America and Egypt.

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"[A] marvelous new book."<br>-Malcolm Gladwell, "The New Yorker, July 30,2001 <br>"With a flavor reminiscent of Daniel Boorstin's" The Discoverers, The World of Caffeine tells an intriguing history of a drug that many people seem unable to live without. The book's engaging, easy style allows readers to zip through it like a jolt of good java, or savor it slowly like a good cup of tea."<br>-"The Washington Post Book World <br>"The alchemists of old only dreamed of turning dross into gold, but the scientists who followed them succeeded in converting caffeine into ideas. In this new information age the conversion continues at an even faster pace, and this very useful book helps us to understand how it all happened."<br>-James Trager, author of "The Food Chronology and "The People's Chronology <br>"This well-researched and entertaining book, "The World of Caffeine, contains a wealth of facinating cultural and historical andcdotesand scientific facts which provide a unique perspective on the world's most commonly used psychoactive drug."<br>-Roland R. Griffiths, PhD, a leading caffeine researcher, John Hopkins University School of Medicine <br>"With impressive felicity, Weinberg and Bealer marshal the forces of history, chemistry, cultural anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and even a little religion to tell caffeine's complicated story."<br>-"The Cleveland Plain Dealer <br>

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