High Spirits: A Cultural History of Alcohol, Drugs, and Other Beautiful Mistakes - Heinrich Wilson

From 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. High 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,