Caffeinated : how our daily habit helps, hurts, and hooks us / Murray Carpenter.
By: Carpenter, Murray.
PENGUIN BOOKS 2014Description: xviii, 270 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781594631382 (hardcover).Subject(s): Caffeine habit | Caffeine -- Health aspects | Coffee drinking | Drug abuse -- Government policyGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 362.29/9Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RC567.5 .C37 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002699 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index.
Introduction : a bitter white powder -- Traditional caffeine -- The cradle of caffeine culture -- All the tea in china -- High on the mountain -- Building a better cup of coffee -- Pulling the lever -- Modern caffeine -- The first Red Bull was a coke -- Hot caffeine -- China white -- From Stacker to Sunkist -- Caffeinated body, caffeinated brain -- The athletes' favorite drug -- Joe for GIs -- Insomnia, anxiety, and panic -- Therapeutic doses -- Corralling caffeine -- Unleashing the beasts -- Behind the label -- Showdown.