A review by booksandbarbara
Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World by Michael Pollan
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
This was supposed to just be a quick listen for while I did the housework, but it rather quickly snatched my attention.
It's a really well researched peice, one I'm glad I've come across, and the fact Michael decided to self experiment so he could relay the information from his own experience was something to admire, because I myself are in a caffein chokehold and could never.
I absolutely loved hearing about everything to do with tea and coffee, both the good and the bad, the history, the culture, the science, and the traditions from around the world.
I highly recommend people give this a try and then follow it up with Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, another book I've listened to that's actually incredible and related to this work.
Although I will say, as much as the first half gripped my attention, that wasn't much the case by the second half, mainly because there was talk of said other book, and it's one I've already read so I zoned out a little.
It's still an incredible listen, though.
It's a really well researched peice, one I'm glad I've come across, and the fact Michael decided to self experiment so he could relay the information from his own experience was something to admire, because I myself are in a caffein chokehold and could never.
I absolutely loved hearing about everything to do with tea and coffee, both the good and the bad, the history, the culture, the science, and the traditions from around the world.
I highly recommend people give this a try and then follow it up with Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, another book I've listened to that's actually incredible and related to this work.
Although I will say, as much as the first half gripped my attention, that wasn't much the case by the second half, mainly because there was talk of said other book, and it's one I've already read so I zoned out a little.
It's still an incredible listen, though.