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38 books

Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails by Camper English

Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails

Camper English

9 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2022 user-added

nonfiction food and drink history dark informative medium-paced
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Tom Standage

311 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction food and drink history informative medium-paced
Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America by Gustavo Arellano

Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

Gustavo Arellano

310 pages • paperback • 2012

nonfiction food and drink funny informative medium-paced
Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure by Samira Kawash

Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure

Samira Kawash

416 pages • digital • 2013

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

Tom Mueller

238 pages • hardcover • 2011

nonfiction food and drink history informative slow-paced
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages • digital • 2002

nonfiction food and drink history science informative slow-paced
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine by Sarah Lohman

Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine

Sarah Lohman

280 pages • digital • 2016

nonfiction food and drink history informative fast-paced
The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice by Michael Krondl

The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

Michael Krondl

304 pages • paperback • 2007

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws Who Made American Spirits by Colin Spoelman, David Haskell

Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws Who Made American Spirits

Colin Spoelman, David Haskell

224 pages • digital • 2016

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart, Amy Stewart

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks

Amy Stewart, Amy Stewart

400 pages • digital • 2013

nonfiction food and drink history science informative lighthearted slow-paced