"HD." "Light." Previously released by Audible Originals, LLC., ℗2020. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones or auxiliary cord required for listening. Read by Michael Pollan.
Summary:
"In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeines power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat. Pollan takes us on a journey through the history of the drug, which was first discovered in a small part of East Africa and within a century became an addiction affecting most of the human species. Caffeine, it turns out, has changed the course of human history - won and lost wars, changed politics, dominated economies. What's more, the author shows that the Industrial Revolution would have been impossible without it. The science of how the drug has evolved to addict us is no less fascinating. And caffeine has done all these things while hiding in plain sight!"-- Provided by publisher.
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