A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom StandageMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm usually a little leery when journalists write history books (the obvious counter-example being Bob Woodward, who writes about contemporary history and is a whole other bag of nails), and this one bears out why. Starting with the dubious and much commented-upon inclusion of a numeral in the title, the main thrust of Six Glasses is consistently toward accessibility rather than depth. I found it worked best when discussing areas I was less familiar with, which only serves to illustrate my point.
