{"product_id":"wine-meg-bernhard-9781501383618","title":"Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile wine drunk millennia ago was the humble beverage of the people, today the drink is inextricable with power, sophistication, and often wealth. Bottles sell for half a million dollars. Point systems tell us which wines are considered the best. Wine professionals give us the language to describe what we taste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgricultural product and cultural commodity, drink of ritual and drink of addiction, purveyor of pleasure, pain, and memory - wine has never been contained in a single glass. Drawing from science, religion, literature, and memoir, \u003ci\u003eWine \u003c\/i\u003emeditates on the power structures bound up with making and drinking this ancient, intoxicating beverage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Bernhard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501383612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501383618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Meg Bernhard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069666488575,"sku":"9781501383618","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd708c7b-6500-42ba-b2c8-4c295977d195.jpg?v=1685425847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wine-meg-bernhard-9781501383618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}