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Books by Tom Standage

Tom Standage is an English journalist and author. He is deputy editor at The Economist, and an author of six books, including “The Writing Wall,” the New York Times bestseller “A History of the World in 6 Glasses,” and “The Victorian Internet.” Tom’s specialty is the use of historical analogy in science, technology, and business writing. He holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University.

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A History of the World in 6 Glasses

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Tom Standage’s entertaining and unique book, “A History of the World in 6 Glasses,” tells the human history through the perspective of our six favorite drinks: beer, wine, coffee, tea, spirits, and Coca-Cola. Covering from the Stone Age up to the 21st century, the book shows how these drinks influenced the course of the most important global events in history in many ways.

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