The Birth of Coffee

by Linda Rice Lorenzetti and Daniel Lorenzetti

Book Overview

A simple cup of coffee: Millions of people greet the morning, take a break, or end a meal with this dark brew. In these brief moments, coffee's rich flavor and deep aroma are simple pleasures... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609606786
• ISBN13: 9780609606780
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Flamingo Park Loves Coffee

We are coffee lovers and sample different flavors from around the world. This book has filled a gap in the history of coffee. The text was inspired and the photos are truly amazing. The sepia tones reflect the coffee flavor of the book. One can imagine the fragrance of the coffee beans just from the photos. Bravo!

You Won't View a Cup of Coffee in the Same Way Again

I expected this book to be interesting, but I didn't expect to be captivated. I picked it up late last night with the intention of thumbing through the pages, and I became engrossed. I ended up reading it from cover to cover. The text guides us through a brief overview of the history and oddly familiar geography of coffee (Kaffa, Al Mokha, Java). But the photographs of the people who grow, pick, and process coffee around the world are what make this book distinctive. "Their faces will always be reflected on the dark surface of every cup of coffee we drink." Indeed.