PROOF

"Wine lovers, beer hounds, whiskey connoisseurs, and even teetotal- ers are all likely to find something to interest them in this look at the science of liquor." (Scientific American)

"This science-steeped tale of humanity's 10,000-year love affair with alcohol is an engaging trawl through fermentation, distillation, per- ception of taste and smell, and the biological responses of humans to booze . . . Proof is an entertaining, well-researched piece of popular- science writing." Nature