{"product_id":"high-spirits-a-cultural-history-of-alcohol-drugs-and-other-beautiful-mistakes-9798232825133","title":"High Spirits: A Cultural History of Alcohol, Drugs, and Other Beautiful Mistakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Heinrich Wilson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Heinrich Wilson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Heinrich Wilson\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first fermented fruit to the last digital dopamine hit - this is the ultimate story of humanity's oldest habit: getting out of its own head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh Spirits is a darkly funny, brutally honest journey through thousands of years of intoxication - from sacred brews and opium dreams to caffeine addictions, love obsessions, and virtual highs. Historian-philosopher Heinrich Wilson uncorks the truth about our species: we've always been drunk on something, whether it's wine, religion, technology, or ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we chase pleasure knowing it ruins us? Why do comfort and chaos taste so similar? And what happens when the next big high isn't in a bottle, but in a microchip?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending history, psychology, and wicked humor, Wilson traces the rise of civilization through its hangovers - revealing that every empire, every invention, and every idea was born from one irresistible impulse: the desire to feel more alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaise a glass, plug in, and take the trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sobriety was never humanity's strong suit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heinrich Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48218822377623,"sku":"9798232825133","price":1134.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798232825133.webp?v=1788745427","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/high-spirits-a-cultural-history-of-alcohol-drugs-and-other-beautiful-mistakes-9798232825133","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}