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Title details for Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast - Available

Uncommon Grounds

The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

by Mark Pendergrast
Matthew Boston
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Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, 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 to expand, Uncommon Grounds remains more than ever a brilliantly entertaining guide to the currents of one of the world's favorite beverages.

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  • Release date

    August 14, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781977399267
      • File size: 489032 KB
      • Duration: 16:58:48

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1280
    • Text Difficulty: 10-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      From Africa to Yuban, the history of the power of coffee comes to us in a fascinating audiobook guaranteed to teach us a lot about the global brew. Jonathan Marosz's deep, determined voice flows smoothly through a well-researched history, which is peppered with enough trivia to make it enlightening and memorable. However, he stumbles with the abundant Spanish words, names, and places from Central and South America, losing any opportunity for cultural authenticity. The effect of coffee on slavery, politics, war, economy, crime, and disease will convince even the most doubtful of the importance of knowing more about the addictive stimulant once advertised as "good to the last drop." J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1280
  • Text Difficulty:10-12

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