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

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Good to the last page
(Lawrence, KS.) January 19, 2000 - 4.0/5 stars

Mark Pendergrast has done an excellent job chronicling the history of coffee and its impact on the world. From the discovery of the bean to its use as a medicine and then for social gatherings.

Pendergrast goes into detail of how coffee is grown and why there has been a rise in Starbucks and coffee houses like it.

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15.	Coffee makes the world go 'round
	(Austin, TX) November 22, 1999 - 4.0/5 stars
	It's not everyday you find a five hundred page book on the history of coffee. But then again, most coffee fans take their jobs quite seriously. Author Mark Pendergast has chronicled ups and downs of this remarkable... read full review

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16.	Good to the last page
	(Lawrence, KS.) January 19, 2000 - 4.0/5 stars
	Mark Pendergrast has done an excellent job chronicling the history of coffee and its impact on the world. From the discovery of the bean to its use as a medicine and then for social gatherings. Pendergrast goes into detail... read full review

17.	The Prism of History
	(United States) December 1, 1999 - 4.0/5 stars
	Uncommon Grounds is the best history of coffee and the coffee trade to be published in English in over three-quarters of a century. Mark Pendergrast has provided both to the casual reader and the coffee professional... read full review

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


	From Publishers Weekly
	Caffeinated beverage enthusiast Pendergrast (For God, Country and Coca-Cola) approaches this history of the green bean with the zeal of an addict. His wide-ranging narrative takes readers from the legends about coffee's... read full editorial

	Wall Street Journal
	"A focused and juicy history of our last legal and socially acceptable drug."

	Book Description
	"Pendergrast has served up a rich blend of anecdote, character study, market analysis, and social history...everything you ought to know about coffee is here." -New York Times The first comprehensive business and social... read full editorial

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