{"product_id":"the-coffee-book-nina-luttinger-9781595580603","title":"The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Drop","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history of coffee from the sixth century to Starbucks that's \"good to the last sentence\" (\u003ci\u003eLas Cruces Sun News\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Best Business Books\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This updated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Coffee Book\u003c\/i\u003e is jammed full of 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. The book explores the process of cultivation, harvesting, and roasting from bean to cup; surveys the social history of caf  society from the first coffeehouses in Constantinople to beatnik havens in Berkeley and Greenwich Village; and tells the dramatic tale of high-stakes international trade and speculation for a product that can make or break entire national economies. It also examines the industry's major players, revealing the damage that's been done to farmers, laborers, and the environment by mass cultivation--and explores the growing \"conscious coffee\" market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Drawing on sources ranging from Moli re and beatnik cartoonists to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the authors describe the beverage's long and colorful rise to ubiquity.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Most stimulating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Luttinger, Gregory Dicum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595580603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595580603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.14h x 7.08w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 138","brand":"Nina Luttinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985265492223,"sku":"9781595580603","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce6f7a9d-0b69-4b43-85c3-7acf247f2ccb.jpg?v=1683276537","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-coffee-book-nina-luttinger-9781595580603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}