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The devil's cup; a history of the world according to coffee. (History & Geography).


ALLEN, Stewart Lee. The devil's cup; a history of the world according to coffee.

Ballantine. 232p. bibliog. c1999. 0-345-44149-4. $12.95.

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The author has trekked around the world in search of information about the history of coffee and its various methods of preparation. Through his pilgrimage he ties coffeehouses as social institutions to the linkages of the Internet. The reader is taken from Southern Yemen Southern Yemen: see Yemen. to Calcutta Calcutta, India: see Kolkata., through Parisian salons and cafes to roadside diners and cafes in the USA in an effort to travel using the same means that coffee had traveled four to ten centuries earlier. Along the way we witness various ceremonies associated with the consumption of coffee. This book is a highly entertaining romp around the world that is part travelogue, part history lesson, with a healthy dose of appreciation of various cultures. Shirley Reis, IMC Dir., Lake Shore MS., Mequon Mequon (mĕk`wŏn), city (1990 pop. 18,885), Ozaukee co., SE Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River; est. 1846, inc. 1957. It has varied industries. A Catholic training center, a Lutheran seminary, and an automotive museum are there., WI
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Author:Reis, Shirley
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Date:Jul 1, 2003
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