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Uncommon Grounds
The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
Mark Pendergrast
Basic Books · Print & ebook · July 9, 2019
Reading lane: The Food Business
The definitive history of the world's most popular drug Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Coffee’s Larger Story
A lively history of coffee’s reach, told with enough context to make the cup feel newly.
Come here for
- coffee as a world-shaping commodity
- clear cultural history with narrative momentum
Expect
- broad historical sweep
- insight with an easy read
Book Details
- Authors
- Mark Pendergrast
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- July 9, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The Food Business · How Cultures Work
- Reading lane
- The Food Business
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Publisher Categories
Economic History
Exports & Imports
Economic Development
The Food Business
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Corporate Histories
Globalization
Coffee & Tea
Food Through History
About This Book
The definitive history of the world's most popular drug Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous "Coffee Crisis" that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the "third-wave" of quality-obsessed coffee connoisseurs. As the scope of coffee culture continues t...
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