The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee
In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging villages of Southern Yemen, where coffee beans were first cultivated eight hundred years ago, to a cavernous coffeehouse in Calcutta, the drinking spot for two of India�s three Nobel Prize winners . . . from Parisian salons and cafés where the French Revolution was born, to the roadside diners and chain restaurants of the good ol� U.S.A., where something resembling brown water passes for coffee, Allen wittily proves that the world was wired long before the Internet. And those who deny the power of coffee (namely tea-drinkers) do so at their own peril.
Customer Review: One of my favorite books
I came across this book by accident and bought it out of my sheer love for coffee. But the book not...
Customer Review: A Coffee-tastic Tale
The Devil's Cup is a very enjoyable book...
It's not just a history book. It's not just...
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EVERY CHILD'S MANDATORY GRAND TOUR - American Reporter
Nod at the Parish deputies when they pull up to the store, just because everyone else does. Fill up your coffee mug with scorching black Community Coffee. Put the lid on a 48-oz. Dr. Pepper loaded with ice for later in the day. Also take the ladle and dip
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