I'm proposing a course on the history of alcohol, broadly construed (I'll narrow it down soon enough) and am looking for decent general histories, or collections. I know of "The changing face of drink" and earlier collections ("Alcohol, Reform and Society" for example.. part of my personal Jack Blocker library!) but could use a few more suggestions... especially something that is accessible for non-historians. The course I'm proposing is for general students, but especially students of viticulture, so wine history would also be useful. I know similar questions have been asked of this list before, but they were a while back, and new material might be available (for example, I seem to recall Rod Phillips was talking about developing such a course or text a few months ago). So any suggestions will be appreciated. Cheers. Dan Malleck ================================================================ [log in to unmask] "It is not because things are difficult that we do not try them, it is because we do not try them that they are difficult." --Seneca