02868nam 2200685Ia 450 991095990940332120251116150636.00-19-979259-31-280-44186-097866104418601-4237-3562-50-19-535771-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(OCoLC)33818051(FINmELB)ELB166466(EXLCZ)99100000000002874719951107d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuzz the science and lore of alcohol and caffeine /Stephen Braun1st ed.New 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 Stephen1860125MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959909403321Buzz4464654UNINA