· “The Devil’s Cup is hugely entertaining and thoroughly edifying.” —Dave Eggers, author of The Monk of Mokha "Stewart Lee Allen is the Hunter S. Thompson of coffee, offering a wild, caffeinated, gonzo tour of the World of the Magic Bean. His wry, adventurous prose delights, astonishes, amuses, and informs.". devils-cup-history-according-coffee-epub-download-qfad 2/8 Downloaded from bltadwin.ru on Novem by guest the centuries, humans have enjoyed waking up and indulging in a fresh cup of coffee. Since the discovery of the magic coffee bean, people have set out to make the plant's fruit a widespread and convenient product for consumers. He combines the adventures of his very unconventional free-form travel with outstanding research on how coffee influenced history and culture along the way. "The Devil's Cup" is full of pity historical insights, laced with humor, sometimes even a bit of dark bitter brew/5().
The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee. Stewart Lee Allen. You shouldn't blame evolution, wars, technologies or some particular individuals in the way of our history was settled. God, Allah, Buddha also are not guilty, but Devil does! Actually, Devil's cup - a flavored drink, that awakes us every morning. Turkish. All for the love of coffee. The book has some great cultural history and Allen's witty writing helps us follow the bouncing bean. Funny and interesting, but a tiny bit dated. ****Four stars for The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee. Read last week's review of Heart Spring Mountain. My current read -. The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee: A History of the World According to Coffee (SOHO PRESS) Stewart Lee Allen out of 5 stars
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?. Full of humor and historical insights, The Devil’s Cup is not only ahistory of coffee, but a travelogue of a risk-taking brew-seeker. 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?. The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee: Author: Stewart Lee Allen: Edition: reprint: Publisher: Soho Press, ISBN: , Length: pages: Subjects.
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