In January 1927 Gus Comstock, a barbershop porter in the small Minnesota town of Fergus Falls, drank eighty cups of coffee in seven hours and fifteen minutes. The New York Times reported that near the end, amid a cheering crowd, the man's ''gulps were labored, but a physician examining him found him in pretty good shape.'' The event was part of a ......
The Stimulating Story of the World's Most Popular Brew
What is it about coffee that makes it so popular across so many different cultures? Is it the just the caffeine, or is there something else about coffee that makes it so alluring? This book presents the story that traces the rich and intriguing history of coffee - from its first known consumption to the ubiquitous dominance of Starbuck's.
Laminated Reference Guide to Beans, Brewing, Drinks & More
Get more out of your cup with this ultimate guide for coffee lovers, geeks, nerds and aficionados. While getting history and a breakdown of growing regions we cover detailed bean characteristics that provide wide taste range, caffeine intensity, bold or light body, high or low acidity to help you make better choices for buying or brewing your own ......
This engaging guide to coffee explains its history, cultivation, and culture, as well as the major factors influencing the industry today. The first book that coffee lovers naturally will turn to, it will also appeal to anyone interested in globalization, climate change, and social justice.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry
In this definitive guide, experts consider coffee's history, global spread, cultivation, preparation, marketing, and the environmental and social issues surrounding it. They also describe the art and science of roasting, cupping, and making good coffee in a comprehensive handbook will be an essential resource to one of the world's favorite ......
As in the rest of the United States, grizzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions in and around Yellowstone National Park were eliminated or reduced decades ago to very low numbers. In recent years, however, populations have begun to recover, leading to encounters between animals and people and, more significantly, to conflicts among ......
Co-Existing in a Globalized World: Key Themes in Inter-Professional Ethics brings together, and engages with, the scholarly work accomplished individually under the banner of professional ethics in various fields. The overarching theme of the volume is that globalization inevitably pairs professionals from distinct fields as co-workers. This ......
Engaging with contemporary renewals of existentialism as "coexistentialism" and "ecological existentialism," this book extends existentialist concerns for human existence to include the unique differences and strange possibilities of all humans and nonhumans intimately intertwined in the emergency conditions of ecological coexistence.
