《上帝之饮》内容简介
在从石器时代到现代社会的漫长岁月里，啤酒、葡萄酒、烈酒、咖啡、茶、可口可乐这六种饮品，是如何将世界史划分为六个时代的？
它们与现代世界息息相关，此刻你面前的一杯茶或一壶咖啡，都可以追本溯源，在本书中找到它们的历史源头，这是一种极为有趣的阅读体验，更是一次穿越时空的世界史之旅。
啤酒、葡萄酒、烈酒、咖啡、茶、可乐，这六种最常见的饮品，已远远超出了自身的物理属性：它们曾充当货币、象征党派政治立场、彰显上流社会的权贵，甚至成为征服异国或平息内乱的武器，也抚慰着普通民众的艰难岁月，它们深刻地影响着世界历史不可逆的进程。
本书作者以独特而敏锐的视角，通过大量翔实丰富的史料记载，生动描绘了这些饮品在人类历史发展的关键时期所扮演的角色，以及它们如何成为全世界都无法抵挡的魅力之饮。
作者简介
汤姆·斯丹迪奇，《经济学人》杂志的科技编辑，著有《土耳其人》、《海王星档案》和《维多利亚时代的互联网》（此书已被拍成纪录片）等。他曾为多家报纸、杂志撰写科技类文章，其中包括：《连线》、《卫报》和《每日电讯报》。如今他与妻子和女儿居住在英格兰的格林威治。
A brief introduction to the Drink of God
How did six drinks - beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and Coca-Cola - divide the history of the world into six ages in the long period from the Stone Age to the modern age?
They are closely related to the modern world, and the cup of tea or a pot of coffee in front of you at this moment can be traced back to the source, and find their historical source in this book, which is a very interesting reading experience, but also a journey through time and space.
Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and cola, the six most common drinks, have gone far beyond their physical properties: they have served as currency, symbolized party political positions, demonstrated the power of upper society, and even become weapons to conquer foreign countries or quell civil unrest, and also comforted ordinary people in difficult times, they have profoundly affected the irreversible course of world history.
With a unique and perceptive perspective, the author draws on a wealth of rich historical records to vividly depict the role of these drinks in the development of human history, and how they became the world's irresistible charm drink.
About the author
Tom Standic is the technology editor of The Economist and the author of The Turk, The Neptune File and The Victorian Internet (which has been made into a documentary). He has written about science and technology for several newspapers and magazines, including Wired, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. He lives in Greenwich, England, with his wife and daughter.
