00955nam a2200253 i 450099100231881970753620020503164028.0001103s1963 it ||| | ita b10347586-39ule_instEXGIL101929ExLBiblioteca Interfacoltà ita195Nicolini, Fausto37039Il Croce minore :precedono :Ricordi autobiografici dell'autore :seguono :La farsa liviana e scritti vari /Fausto NicoliniMilano ; Napoli :Ricciardi,1963425 p. :5 tav. ;23 cm.Croce, Benedetto.b1034758602-04-1427-06-02991002318819707536LE002 195 CRO D NIC 1963LE002 Fil. VI C 1212002000520258le002-E0.00-l- 00000.i1040780727-06-02Croce minore205160UNISALENTOle00201-01-00ma -itait 3102804nam 2200649Ia 450 991078336140332120230421042415.00-19-979259-31-280-44186-097866104418601-4237-3562-50-19-535771-X1-60256-006-4(CKB)1000000000028747(EBL)578793(OCoLC)727647149(SSID)ssj0000116499(PQKBManifestationID)11135867(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116499(PQKBWorkID)10036196(PQKB)10851252(MiAaPQ)EBC578793(MiAaPQ)EBC271124(Au-PeEL)EBL578793(CaPaEBR)ebr10087196(CaONFJC)MIL44186(Au-PeEL)EBL271124(CaONFJC)MIL631842(OCoLC)936850024(EXLCZ)99100000000002874719951107d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuzz[electronic resource] the science and lore of alcohol and caffeine /Stephen BraunNew York Oxford University Press19961 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-509289-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-205) and index.Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; 1. Alcohol 101; 2. Down the Hatch; 3. Your Brain on Alcohol; 4. Sex, Snores, and Stomach Aches; 5. Demon Rum; 6. The Eyelids of Bodhidharma; 7. A Quicker Genius; 8. The Body, Wired; 9. Hooked; 10. Better Living Through Chemistry; Postscript; References and Suggested Reading; Index; FootnoteAlcohol and caffeine are deeply woven into the fabric of life for most of the world's population, as close and as comfortable as a cup of coffee or a can of beer. Yet for most people they remain as mysterious and unpredictable as the spirits they were once thought to be. Now, in Buzz, Stephen Braun takes us on a myth-shattering tour of these two popular substances, one that blends fascinating science with colorful lore, and that includes cameo appearances by Shakespeare and Balzac, Buddhist monks and Arabian goat herders, even Mikhail Gorbachev and David Letterman (who once quipped, ""If it weAlcoholPopular worksCaffeinePopular worksAlcoholCaffeine615/.7828Braun Stephen1572195MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783361403321Buzz3846917UNINA