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Ancient Brews

Rediscovered and Re-created

de Patrick E. McGovern ...

One of Smithsonian Magazine’s Ten Best Books of the Year about FoodA Forbes Best Booze Book of the YearInterweaving archaeology and science, Patrick E. McGovern tells the enthralling story of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages and the cultures that created them. Humans invented heady concoctions, experimenting with fruits, honey, cereals, tree resins, botanicals, and more. These “liquid time ... Leer más

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One of Smithsonian Magazine’s Ten Best Books of the Year about FoodA Forbes Best Booze Book of the YearInterweaving archaeology and science, Patrick E. McGovern tells the enthralling story of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages and the cultures that created them. Humans invented heady concoctions, experimenting with fruits, honey, cereals, tree resins, botanicals, and more. These “liquid time
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Diecimila anni di birra

Dal Neolitico ai moderni birrifici artigianali

de Patrick E. McGovern, Sam Calagione ...

Traducido por Roberta Zuppet ...

Series series Visioni della scienza
Intrecciando archeologia e scienza, Patrick E. McGovern racconta l'affascinante storia delle bevande alcoliche più antiche del mondo e delle culture che le hanno create. Come un Indiana Jones dell'archeologia biomolecolare, McGovern ci accompagna in un viaggio tra sepolture di antiche civiltà, relitti navali e plurimillenari insediamenti umani, per rivelarci che gli esseri umani hanno da sempre ... Leer más

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Intrecciando archeologia e scienza, Patrick E. McGovern racconta l'affascinante storia delle bevande alcoliche più antiche del mondo e delle culture che le hanno create. Come un Indiana Jones dell'archeologia biomolecolare, McGovern ci accompagna in un viaggio tra sepolture di antiche civiltà, relitti navali e plurimillenari insediamenti umani, per rivelarci che gli esseri umani hanno da sempre
... Leer más
Uncorking the Past

The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages

de Patrick E. McGovern ...

In a lively gastronomical tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating search for booze. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, brings us up to date on what we now know about the creation ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

In a lively gastronomical tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating search for booze. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority on ancient alcoholic beverages, brings us up to date on what we now know about the creation
... Leer más
The Origins and Ancient History of Wine

Food and Nutrition in History and Antropology

Edición de Patrick E. McGovern, Stuart J. Fleming, Solomon H. Katz ...

This volume presents contemporary evidence scientific, archaeological, botanical, textual, and historical for major revisions in our understanding of winemaking in antiquity. Among the subjects covered are the domestication of the Vinifera grape, the wine trade, the iconography of ancient wine, and the analytical and archaeological challenges posed by ancient wines. The essayists argue that wine ... Leer más

$91.99 USD

This volume presents contemporary evidence scientific, archaeological, botanical, textual, and historical for major revisions in our understanding of winemaking in antiquity. Among the subjects covered are the domestication of the Vinifera grape, the wine trade, the iconography of ancient wine, and the analytical and archaeological challenges posed by ancient wines. The essayists argue that wine
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Ancient Wine

The Search for the Origins of Viniculture

de Patrick E. McGovern, Patrick E. McGovern ...

Series series Princeton Science Library
A richly illustrated account of the story of ancient vinicultureThe history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, Ancient Wine opens up whole new chapters in the ... Leer más

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A richly illustrated account of the story of ancient vinicultureThe history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, Ancient Wine opens up whole new chapters in the
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Ancient Brews

Rediscovered and Re-created

de Patrick E. McGovern ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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10 hora 7 minutos

Patrick E. McGovern takes us on a fascinating journey through time to the dawn of brewing when our ancestors might well have made a Palaeo-Brew of wild fruits, honey, cereals, and botanicals. Early beverage-makers must have marveled at the magical process of fermentation. Their amazement grew as they drank the mind-altering drinks, which were to become the medicines, religious symbols, and social ... Leer más

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Patrick E. McGovern takes us on a fascinating journey through time to the dawn of brewing when our ancestors might well have made a Palaeo-Brew of wild fruits, honey, cereals, and botanicals. Early beverage-makers must have marveled at the magical process of fermentation. Their amazement grew as they drank the mind-altering drinks, which were to become the medicines, religious symbols, and social
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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American Cuisine

And How It Got This Way

de Paul Freedman ...

Narrado por Paul Heitsch ...

Completo

14 hora 8 minutos

With an ambitious sweep over two hundred years, Paul Freedman's compelling history shows that there actually is an American cuisine.For centuries, skeptical foreigners—and even millions of Americans—have believed there was no such thing as American cuisine. In recent decades, hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza have been thought to define the nation's palate. Not so, says food historian Paul Freedman, ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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With an ambitious sweep over two hundred years, Paul Freedman's compelling history shows that there actually is an American cuisine.For centuries, skeptical foreigners—and even millions of Americans—have believed there was no such thing as American cuisine. In recent decades, hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza have been thought to define the nation's palate. Not so, says food historian Paul Freedman,
... Leer más

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The Age of Caesar

Five Roman Lives

de Plutarch ...

Narrado por Michael Page ...

Completo

11 hora 44 minutos

Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives pose a question that haunts us still: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders.This edition of Plutarch delivers a fresh translation of notable clarity, explanatory notes, and ample historical context. ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives pose a question that haunts us still: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders.This edition of Plutarch delivers a fresh translation of notable clarity, explanatory notes, and ample historical context.
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Lincoln's Greatest Case

The River, The Bridge, and The Making of America

de Brian McGinty ...

Narrado por Richard Poe ...

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7 hora 34 minutos

Lincoln scholar Brian McGinty paints history on a grand scale as he re-creates a legal case that changed the face of a nation. Before becoming president, Abraham Lincoln successfully argued a trial pitting railroad vs. steamboat. In the course of this untold story, listeners follow the creation of a transnational railroad while witnessing the future president's ascension to the national stage. ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Lincoln scholar Brian McGinty paints history on a grand scale as he re-creates a legal case that changed the face of a nation. Before becoming president, Abraham Lincoln successfully argued a trial pitting railroad vs. steamboat. In the course of this untold story, listeners follow the creation of a transnational railroad while witnessing the future president's ascension to the national stage.
... Leer más

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Unrigged

How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy

de David Daley ...

Narrado por L.J. Ganser ...

Completo

10 hora 15 minutos

A revelatory account by the bestselling author of Ratf**ked that will give you hope that America's fragile democracy can still be saved.Following Ratf**ked, his “extraordinary timely and undeniably important” (New York Times Book Review) exposé of how a small cadre of Republican operatives rigged American elections, David Daley emerged as one of the nation’s leading authorities on gerrymandering. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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A revelatory account by the bestselling author of Ratf**ked that will give you hope that America's fragile democracy can still be saved.Following Ratf**ked, his “extraordinary timely and undeniably important” (New York Times Book Review) exposé of how a small cadre of Republican operatives rigged American elections, David Daley emerged as one of the nation’s leading authorities on gerrymandering.
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Shikake

The Japanese Art of Shaping Behavior Through Design

de Naohiro Matsumura ...

Narrado por David Shih ...

Completo

2 hora 15 minutos

We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. It allows any of us to address challenges in our homes, our public ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. It allows any of us to address challenges in our homes, our public
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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American Messiahs

False Prophets of a Damned Nation

de Adam Morris ...

Narrado por Joel Richards ...

Completo

12 hora 17 minutos

A history with sweeping implications, American Messiahs challenges our previous misconceptions about "cult" leaders and their messianic power.Mania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil War veteran and virulent anticapitalist Cyrus Teed, to the dapper and overlooked civil rights pioneer Father Divine, to even the ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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A history with sweeping implications, American Messiahs challenges our previous misconceptions about "cult" leaders and their messianic power.Mania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil War veteran and virulent anticapitalist Cyrus Teed, to the dapper and overlooked civil rights pioneer Father Divine, to even the
... Leer más

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