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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffeeby Stewart L. Allen
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging villages of Southern Yemen, where coffee beans were first cultivated eight hundred years ago, to a cavernous coffeehouse in Calcutta, the drinking spot for two of India’s three Nobel Prize winners . . . from Parisian salons and cafés where the French Revolution was born, to the roadside diners and chain restaurants of the good ol’ U.S.A., where something resembling brown water passes for coffee, Allen wittily proves that the world was wired long before the Internet. And those who deny the power of coffee (namely tea-drinkers) do so at their own peril. Review:"Stewart Lee Allen is the Hunter S. Thompson of coffee, offering a wild, caffeinated, gonzo tour of the World of the Magic Bean. His wry, adventurous prose delights, astonishes, amuses, and informs." --MARK PENDERGRAST Author of Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World Synopsis:From the earliest evidence of a hallucinatory cacao bean paste in ancient Ethiopia to the modern coffee giant, Starbucks, readers follow Allen as he searches for the perfect "cuppa joe." What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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