Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World

I would of bought it if it was a book

At the end of 3 hot summer months, working landscaping, without caffeine, I decided this was the perfect book to further explore decaffeinated reality. I enjoyed Pollan's narration, and, after finishing the book and laughing at the end(SPOILER ALERT!) where he buys a cup of coffee, did the same thing myself, very curious to have a cup after a long break and see if it's a different experience. Sure enough I feel that not only my break from caffeine for a few months, but also having done physical labor in the sun for that time, was a great opportunity for a "reset". As he discusses, there is an interesting relationship between caffeine, the sun, and our bio-clock. So I would encourage anyone thinking of giving caffeine a break(really, a complete break, none at all) to explore your relationship with the sun during that period of time. Preferably done barefoot on the earth as much as possible :)

Who here loves caffeine? Yeah, me too.A boost of energy when you need it most, a way to make the world seem brighter, if only the duration of the slightly bitter cup before you. By far the most used psychoactive drug in the world, here we see Michael Pollan describe in wonderful detail the history of how human nature became so intertwined with the fate of a fantastic little molecule. Sharing stories and personal anecdotes, as well as research and interviews with leading experts in fields pertaining to the subject, Pollan acts as a guide on a journey after which an educated decision can be made as to whether caffeine is really helping our lives.This book is about more than the chemistry of caffeine, and it's about more than it's history. It's about the codependent relationship that humans formed with a little bean long ago, and the struggles, triumphs, and tribulations that we've gotten through along the way.Read it, listen to it. Doesn't matter. Maybe have a cup of tea while you do so, you won't regret it.

His books are well researched. As a coffee drinker, Michael includes going cold-turkey on coffee as an experiment. He shares the changes he experiences and the savoring of the first cup after hiatus from coffee. It did remind about the effects of caffeine and I did moderate my coffee consumption.

Hi, I can't play the CD as it requires an MP3 player, so I'm still looking.

After listening to this enjoyable and informative audible book, I gave up caffeine and started drinking a mushroom concoction called MUD/WTR. I never realized that caffeine is an addictive drug, although it should have been obvious after 50 years of drinking it. I knew that the Arabs had developed coffee to help them stay awake all night in prayer and meditation, so I wasn't surprised that I couldn't drink it late in the day without losing sleep. But Michael Pollan's research was presented in a pleasing and eye-opening couple of hours that was powerful enough to help me break my habit on the spot.

I loved this audiobook. The author is the narrator of both a personal story and a deep dive into popular science and history of coffee, tea and caffein. There is much more to both the science and history than I knew, and "How Caffeine Created the Modern World" is right on point.

You will drink your cup of Joe with a renewed appreciation for the bean