Quotes by : Tom Standage

... civilization—a word that simply means "living in cities..."Excerpt From: Standage, Tom. “A History....

During the first millennium BCE, even the beer-loving Mesopotamians turned their backs on beer, which....

This original version of Coca-Cola contained a small amount of coca extract and therefore a trace of....

Greek customs such as wine drinking were regarded as worthy of imitation by other cultures. So the ships....

Ten years after the Boston Tea Party, tea was still far more popular than coffee, which only became the....

Illness and death are not the only consequences of the lack of access to water; it also hinders education....

But [Coca-Cola] was also genuinely welcomed by the servicemen in far-flung military bases: Coca-Cola....