The Coffee Book

Contains facts, figures, cartoons, and commentary covering coffee, from its first use in Ethiopia in the sixth century to the rise of Starbucks, and the emergen... » 

Contains facts, figures, cartoons, and commentary covering coffee, from its first use in Ethiopia in the sixth century to the rise of Starbucks, and the emergence of Fair Trade coffee in the twenty-first. This book explores the process of cultivation, harvesting, and roasting from bean to cup, and surveys the social history of cafe society. «