Tom Standage described the beginnings of six drinks: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and Coca-Cola and found many links and useful information to discover the history of the drinks themselves but also their impact on the growth of civilization as a whole. This book connects everything with society both past and present, makes learning about history and how drinks connect fun and interesting. How to learn without even realizing it. A History of the World in Six Glasses is more than simply talking about each drink as an individual, but as a whole, it is the connections, uses, relationships, and growth that they initiated. Beer isn't just used to get drunk and behave aggressively. with Standage he talks about how beer purifies water, thus reducing disease. This is one of the many uses for which beer was used. He describes it as a drink that "united civilization". At first there were some inconveniences because you had to drink the beer with a straw due to the floating pieces and other ingredients. Toasting someone's health with beer associates beer with a friendly atmosphere...