{"product_id":"proof-book-adam-rogers-9780547897967","title":"Proof","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Science Book of 2014 by Amazon, \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e and NBC\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2014 Gourmand Award for Best Spirits Book in the United States\u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the 2015 PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lively . . . [Rogers s] descriptions of the science behind familiar drinks exert a seductive pull. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Humans have been perfecting alcohol production for ten thousand years, but scientists are just starting to distill the chemical reactions behind the perfect buzz. In a spirited tour across continents and cultures, Adam Rogers takes us from bourbon country to the world s top gene-sequencing labs, introducing us to the bars, barflies, and evolving scienceat the heart of boozy technology. He chases the physics, biology, chemistry, and metallurgy that produce alcohol, and the psychology and neurobiology that make us want it. If you ve ever wondered how your drink arrived in your glass, or what it will do to you, \u003ci\u003eProof\u003c\/i\u003e makes an unparalleled drinking companion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rogers s book has much the same effect as a good drink. You get a warm sensation, you want to engage with the wider world, and you feel smarter than you probably are. Above all, it makes you understand how deeply human it is to take a drink. \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Adam Rogers is the articles editor at \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003e where his feature story The Angels Share won the 2011 AS Kavli Science Journalism Award. Before \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003e he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT and a writer covering science and technology for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Berkeley, California.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49566032691473,"sku":"GOR013101909","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49585655447825,"sku":"GOR007070352","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49710475739409,"sku":"CIN0547897960G","price":5.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49728104202513,"sku":"CIN0547897960VG","price":7.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50436875550993,"sku":"GOR013355004","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53395521896721,"sku":"CIN0547897960A","price":5.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0547897960.jpg?v=1751073243","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/proof-book-adam-rogers-9780547897967","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}