Uncommon Grounds [Import] [Hardcover]

Mark Pendergrast (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: TEXERE PUBLISHING; New Ed edition (June 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587990881
• ISBN-13: 978-1587990885
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,224,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am the author of six books of critically acclaimed non-fiction. The latest is JAPAN'S TIPPING POINT: CRUCIAL CHOICES IN THE POST-FUKUSHIMA WORLD, a short book on a huge topic. Can Japan radically shift its energy policy, become greener, more self-sufficient, and avoid catastrophic impacts on the climate? In the post-Fukushima era, Japan is the "canary in the coal mine" for the rest of the world. I arrived in Japan exactly two months after the Fukushima meltdown. This book is the account of my trip and my alarming conclusions. INSIDE THE OUTBREAKS, is a history of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. The others are UNCOMMON GROUNDS, the history of coffee, FOR GOD, COUNTRY & COCA-COLA, the history of the soft drink, MIRROR MIRROR, a history of mirrors, and VICTIMS OF MEMORY, a book about so-called recovered memories. One critic called me "the ultimate freelance journalist with an eclectic mind." I suppose he meant that I write about whatever interests me. I prefer to call myself an independent scholar, since my books are heavily researched. I joke that I should have earned an honorary Ph.D for each of them in their respective subjects. What my books all have in common is that they cover subjects that matter. In my small way, I hope to make the world a somewhat saner, safer place. I'm not sure if my children's book, JACK AND THE BEAN SOUP, will make the world a better place, but I hope it makes it a bit more humorous. The book is a fractured fairytale -- basically, an elaborate fart joke, though it does explain how evil came to the earth and the origin of thunder! I live in Vermont with my wife and dog, and I like to hear from readers. For more information on my books, see www.markpendergrast.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pioneering history of coffee, January 2, 2008

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James Hayes-Bohanan "jhayesboh" (Bridgewater, Mass USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncommon Grounds (Hardcover)

In many ways, Pendergrast's book has led a small boom in books about coffee. His remains one of the most thoroughly researched histories, and I use it in my teaching on the geography of coffee. Pendergrast covers interesting social movements for and against the bean and details the rises, falls, and mergers of corporate dynasties in the coffee business.