Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

The definitive history of the world's most popular drug

Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. 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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• The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone
• The Curious Barista's Guide to Coffee
• God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee
• The Daily Grind: How to open & run a coffee shop that makes money