About the book: 2020 / It is impossible to imagine the history of mankind without milk. The first food we try in our lives has left its mark on religion, politics, culture, economics, medicine... Many myths about the creation of the world go back to milk. The ancient Greeks, for example, believed that the Milky Way appeared when the goddess of femininity, Hera, spilled milk while feeding Hercules - each drop became a star in our galaxy. The word “galaxy” itself comes from the Greek γάλα - “milk”. For millennia, controversy surrounding human consumption of milk has not subsided. Should babies be fed breast milk, and if so, who should feed them - mothers or wet nurses? Which animal's milk is better? Pasteurization – evil or good? What to feed cows and goats? How do hormones, antibiotics and genetically modified grains affect milk?..Mark Kurlansky, author of the international bestsellers “Cod” and “Salt”, tells the history of milk and dairy products from ancient times to the present day, examining in detail what impact “the most controversial of products" per person over the past millennia and invites the reader to find his answer to the question that occupies everyone: "to drink or not to drink?».