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The Coffee Trader: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780375760907; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-25 Summary: Superb Historical Mystery ... The book is fabulous.written on a background of Dutch Jewish history, it hearkens back to the heyday of early stock-market frenzy that followed Tulip mania. There is a somewhat odd narrative,told from several viewpoint of time and place, but this only adds to the suspense.Surprises and surprises ! Really,the best remark I can make is that the book is historically inculcating while emotionally exciting. Strong recommendation. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-10-25 Summary: 17th Century Intrigue Brewed Right ... If you're somebody who prays to the gods of java every day, that fact alone would make you want to read this, Liss sets his book in 17th century Amsterdam where a shrewd Jewish trader who's desperately down on his luck, is drawn into a money making scheme that involves a new berry called the coffee bean that supposedly produces near miraculous results in those who ingest it. But there's plenty of things standing in his way. There's a dangerous and mentally unstable client who blames Miguel for his current poverty, ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-17 Summary: Historical fiction perfection ... Very nice, you can feel you are in the historical city of Amsterdam while reading this book - and smell the coffee too. Most of all I liked the description of the people, it all feels true, and is a quite fascinating era. I thought this was even better than Liss' previous book, A Conspiracy of Paper: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle), which is no small feat. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Amsterdam, 1659: On the world’s first commodities exchange, fortunes are won and lost in an instant. Miguel Lienzo, a sharp-witted trader in the city’s close-knit community of Portuguese Jews, knows this only too well. Once among the city’s most envied merchants, Miguel has suddenly lost everything. Now, impoverished and humiliated, living in his younger brother’s canal-flooded basement, Miguel must find a way to restore his wealth and reputation. Miguel enters into a partnership...more
The Coffee Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780762428984; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-21 Summary: A Great Gift ... This is a terrific gift for someone who is a coffee aficionado. A great beginner's guide for people who wants to learn the many types of coffee around the world; different ways to roast, grind, and blend that perfect brew. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-08 Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK ... This excellent book is well illustrated in color, with encyclopedic information on everything related to coffee: How and where it is grown, roasting, grinding, the best methods for brewing, and a section on the different coffees of the world. A great book whether you are new to gourmet coffee or a seasoned drinker.Highly recommended. ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-09-02 Summary: The Coffee Companion ... GOOD ALLROUND INFORMATIVE READ, EASY TO FOLLOW AND UNDERSTAND, HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ANYONE WANTING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT COFFEE IS ALL ABOUT. ...more
[4] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-02-01 Summary: Informative book about coffee ... This is a very good book for those with a beginning interest in coffee. It is a survey book on the subjects of tasting, roasting,grinding, making, buying, and storing coffee. It is an overview, not an indepth discussion. The book is filled with beautiful pictures. Part two of the book is a global coffee directory that is very informative about world growing regions. It includes a "flavor profile" that tells you what to expect from coffees of each region. ...more
[5] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-01-09 Summary: Great Book ... This is great book, which gives you importand and necessary information. Easy to read, pretty pictures. Good choice as a gift for coffe lovers. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | With a Starbucks on nearly every corner and a Mr. Coffee in nearly every home, it is an understatement to say that coffee is a well-rooted part of American cuisine. And while 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year worldwide, it might seem that coffee consumption would be at a plateau, but its desirability is at an all-time high. In The Coffee Companion , coffee lovers will find a thoroughly spectacular guide to help them continue their coffee consumption, with only the best...more
Everything but the Coffee: Learning about America from Starbucks
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780520261068; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-20 Summary: Corporate powers, posing as public service providers, have taken advantage of the privatization of life ... "Everything but the Coffee" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Simon's book interview ran here as the cover feature on January 18, 2010. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-12-05 Summary: Thanks a Latte, Starbucks! ... Bryant Simon, the author of "Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America," has written another compelling book about a once beloved, now declining, American institution in "Everything But the Coffee: Learning About America from Starbucks." From its inception in the early 1970s to today, Simon traces the rise and fall of Starbucks, not only as a company and business venture, but also as a piece of Americana. Simon, a Professor of History at Temple University, defines what he calls "the Starbucks ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Everything but the Coffee casts a fresh eye on the world's most famous coffee company, looking beyond baristas, movie cameos, and Paul McCartney CDs to understand what Starbucks can tell us about America. Bryant Simon visited hundreds of Starbucks around the world to ask, Why did Starbucks take hold so quickly with consumers? What did it seem to provide over and above a decent cup of coffee? Why at the moment of Starbucks' profit-generating peak did the company lose its way, leaving observers...more
Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More: 200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780307237552; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.; <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-03-06 Summary: super great book ... I use this book at my place of work. I found it to be easy to understand, clearly written, good instructions. Love the recipes. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-10 Summary: Good old-fashioned cakes and treats ... This is a great cookbook for sweet treats made from scratch. There is a lot of instruction in the book, including sections that describe different baking pans, techniques, tools, etc. Each recipe is easy to follow and very specific for everything needed, even down to exactly how to prepare your pan. The recipes are great and bring to mind old-fashioned home baking from another era instead of the present-day quick mix craze. Of course that means that the recipes take a little more time to make, but are definitely worth ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-12-24 Summary: make sure you read the hints! ... I have enjoyed this book and have been practicing with the various scone recipes of late. What's interesting is that each of the scone recipes uses a different techniques -- one uses cubes of butter and a stand mixer and another shaves the chilled butter and mixes it in by hand, for example. I have followed the recipes exactly, but have also used the techniques interchangeably with great result. (Unlike most people, I tend to overwork dough when I do things by hand, so the mixer or food processor methods are much better ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-12 Summary: Great is the understatement of the YEAR!! ... This remind me so much of what my Grandma use to make for me and my sisters! The recipes are true to what they have always been but with a modern twist I guess youcould say. Everything you put in your mouth is just so GREAT! ...more
[5] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-04-05 Summary: A fabulous treat for those in love with breakfast pastries ... I admit it; I could happily live on breakfast alone. More specifically, luscious quick breads, muffins, and pastries. I have over two dozen baking books, but I still enjoy seeking out new recipes for pound cakes, quick breads, and international pastries such as danishes, croissants, and strudels. I bought Carole Walter's "Great Coffee Cakes" while on vacation in Petoskey, MI (if you happen to be in town, check out the divine kitchen store Cutler's, where I purchased this). The first recipe I tried was the sticky buns, ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | With twenty years of experience teaching baking classes and three award-winning cookbooks to her name, Carole Walter is renowned for her meticulous directions, foolproof recipes, and scrumptious results. In Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More , Carole turns her attention to the types of treats that are perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert—the sweets people most like to make at home to enjoy with family and friends. From pound cakes, coffee cakes, muffins,...more
The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying - Revised and Updated
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780618302406; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-16 Summary: GOOD INFORMATION. MAINLY ABOUT SPECIALTY COFFEE ... 02-13-2010 This review was revised. I frequently use this book as a reference. There is lots of info on buying, roasting, grinding, etc. Excellent read for for the specialty coffee enthusiast. There are some good illustrations, but the emphasis is on information. The book mainly deals with the people who only want fresh ground beans. That's OK, but I wish he had also included info for the many people to whom coffee is simply a part of life, i.e., a pick-me-up @ McDonalds on the way to work or a big pot when guests ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-04-24 Summary: A fun education of the coffee world ... I have been getting more and more into coffee and espresso drinks in recent years. I've finally started going more specialty coffee as I won't even drink supermarket coffee any more. Once I started wanting to know more about coffee, I found this book at a used book store. I've been reading it off and on for a while. It is a plethora of coffee information. If you are a relative newbie, this book will give you basic knowledge of almost every aspect of the world of coffee, from its growth and harvesting to making your ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-04-10 Summary: Coffee, Coffee and More Coffee ... "The Joy of Coffee" by Corby Kummer, © 1995, 1997, 2003 This is a rather amazing book. Mr. Kummer starts with the growing of the coffee bean, harvesting, and ends up describing the selection of the various beans for blends. The truly interesting part is that there end up being so many beans that are usable, or maybe that is just my reading of it. The beans are so variable coming off the tree, and the processing is so intricate, I was surprised that we actually got some coffee. Another thought was the need for exporting ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-01-20 Summary: Joy of Coffee ... Very cool book. Everythin you want to know about coffee but were afraid to ask. The Coffee Bible, you might say. ...more
[5] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-06-08 Summary: the joy of coffee ... great book, very informative and well written. information and style come together. ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | In this revised and updated edition of the most authoritative guide to coffee, Corby Kummer travels the country and the world to give you all the latest information you need to make a great cup at home: • The best beans and how to buy and store them • The grinder that's essential for great coffee • Incisive reports on brewing and espresso-making equipment and tips on how to get the best from them, with photographs of current models • A complete, up-to-date list of sources for beans,...more
[2] ... Review | If coffee from a can or jar is your idea of purgatory, The Joy of Coffee is the book for you. Its author, Corby Kummer, originally came to the subject of coffee while writing a series of articles for the Atlantic Monthly , and he found so much to say about the bean that he decided to write a book. Kummer began with some basic questions: "What matters most in buying coffee? How can you sort through the jumble of place names and whimsical labels on beans and blends? Is a dark roast better, more sophisticated,...more
All Over Coffee
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780872864566; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-11 Summary: Pure Genius! ... I have never written a review of anything, but Paul Madonna's "All Over Coffee" is so brilliant, I can't not write one. "All Over Coffee" is not just a comic that appears in the SFC, or, maybe, to some, that's all it is. But if you take the time to look at each drawing and really reflect on it, the drawing and accompanying text will likely become so much more. Some drawings and textss are simply windows into poignant moments, but others are so startling and arresting that reading them will make you stop what you are ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-01-06 Summary: beautiful, serene, wise ... Paul Madonna's book is delightfully quirky, in an inoffensive yet bitingly honest way. I read the whole thing through in one sitting, enjoying the detailed (yet almost sloppy) pen and ink drawings. I am thoroughly bored and very, very unimpressed with the comics page in my local newspaper. Besides a small handful (RIP Calvin & Hobbes and Far Side . . . you are missed dearly) they are tedious, repetitive, and uninspiring. All Over Coffee is the opposite. Every scene is delicious; perfectly composed and rendered with ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-02-02 Summary: Adventures of the Spirit and Eye ... I love this book! Madonna is superb illustrator with a mischievous wit and Zen spirit. A native San Franciscan, the Victorian and other architectural details of the old neighborhoods are familar to me, and it is fun to determine locations of his panels. He forces us to be aware of similar details of our lives, of the juxtapositions of form and space, and in but a few words, like a haiku, he captures relationships, moods, and the human condition. Even if you are not rooted in The City, this book deserves study, whether ...more
[4] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-08-23 Summary: Maybe You Had to Be There ... I ended up buying this one essentially sight unseen, after seeing a couple of excerpts on the Comics Journal blog. And excerpted is probably not the best way to comprehend this - Madonna's art is stunning from the get-go, and any individual page has a really satisfying (and very 1970's-ish) feel. But as comics, it doesn't ever come together, particularly when read grouped. Madonna's vibe seems to be a captured moment, and having 200 or so captured moments in a row doesn't do anything to increase their impact - if anything, ...more
[5] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-07-08 Summary: A coffee buzz for your eyes! ... I have been a big fan of Paul Madonna's exquisite drawings and thought-provoking captions since All Over Coffee debuted in the SF Chronicle. I left SF nearly 3 years ago and his strip on the web kept me connected to home. The book was very enjoyable because it documents the evolution of the strip, and has forever put to rest the question: "but what does it really mean?" Do you love San Francisco? Do you appreciate finely rendered drawings of unique architecture or everyday things most people overlook? Ever wonder how ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | In February 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle began printing an enigmatic feature called “All Over Coffee.” Almost immediately, letters of love and hate, confusion and praise poured in. Accustomed to the familiar formats of comic strips and cartoons, some readers struggled to understand a creation that seemed to live both within and beyond those boundaries. All Over Coffee blends the timing of comics with the depth of poetry. Artist and writer Paul Madonna has fused art, literature,...more
The Various Flavors of Coffee: A Novel
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780553385748; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.; <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-08 Summary: I'll have a Venti please ... I read this book about a month ago and still cannot stop thinking of it. It is a little shocking to experience the world through our narrator--he is not the most "moral" young man. However, it is quite an adventure to watch him transform, and literally watch the world transform around him. One of the best books I have read. Yet the "love" scenes are pretty intense--and descriptive--and are not for those who might not appreciate a man's point of view of loving-or learning to love--women. I'm ordering the Food of Love ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-05-08 Summary: Savor the flavor ... In 1895, aspiring poet Robert Wallis, having previously been sent down from Oxford, is sitting in a cafe drinking a cup of coffee. Find the coffee not to his liking he complains to the waiter that the "coffee tastes rusty". Thus starts this somewhat bawdy tale of love, voting rights for women and coffee. It shows the many weaknesses of a man who is trying to figure out what is right in life. The descriptive terms for coffee at the begnning of each chapter make you want to pause to make your own cup to savor while reading. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-01-23 Summary: Great read! ... This was a great novel - it was hard to put it down, and was one of the few I've read front to back so quickly. Several interesting story lines that interwove themselves and kept me engaged through the whole read. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The internationally bestselling author of The Wedding Officer delivers a stunning blend of exotic adventure and erotic passion that seduces from the very first page—and intoxicates until the last . . . a novel whose mystery begins with a single coffee bean. A cup of coffee changed Robert Wallis’s life—and a cup of very bad coffee at that. The impoverished poet is offered the last thing a struggling young artiste in fin de siècle England could possibly want: a job. But the job Wallis...more
Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780801474408; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-17 Summary: A Paean to the "Lifer" Waitress ... How do you feel when you walk into a coffee shop or diner and see an older waitress, one who may have done the job for decades? (In this book these waitresses are called "lifers"). Mixed with some maternal nostalgia, perhaps, many of us react with a quiet embarrassment. Our feelings may be tinged with pity and condescension toward, we assume, these uneducated, low-skill workers who are stuck doing back-breaking work for meager pay. In Candacy Taylor's touching, inspiring, and beautifully-photographed book, we learn ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-12-16 Summary: "She takes care of me" ... Many long years ago, Roadside Magazine ran an a photo essay cleverly entitled "Boy Meets Grill," celebrating the guy at our local diner or coffee shop who flips pancakes, turns out meltingly crisp home fries, and knows how to do when it comes to eggs "sunny side up" and "over easy." But what about the ladies who make our visits so comforting and memorable? A marvelous book has just been published, Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress, by Candacy Taylor. It is marvelous because it is a book of integrity ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-12-02 Summary: Counter Culture ... Candacy, have given us a studied slice of American culture that has been there for many years but not given much spotlight before this great work. The gifts of these great personalities to American culture are outstanding. They are our moms, sisters, confidants, advisers, comforters, talking partners, servers, giving us a home feeling away from home. Candacy has done a magnificent job in exposing these great lives and great stories to public view. The book from Amazon.com is a must reading for those interested in this ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-11-29 Summary: A lovely book ... This book is a marvelous celebration of career waitresses all across the country. The photographs are top notch and the text even better, with lots of pithy observations about life from some wise old birds. ...more
[5] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-30 Summary: Beautiful book ... This is a beautiful book physically, with charming photos of coffee shop waitresses. It's also a most pleasant read. I'd recommend it for one's reading pleasure, but also as a wonderful gift. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | "Career waitresses do more than just serve food. They are part psychiatrist, part grandmother, part friend, and they serve every walk of American life: from the retired and the widowed, to the wounded and the lonely, and from the working class to the wealthy. The classic diner waitress is an icon of American culture. . . . This book takes a moment to honor and recognize waitresses' contribution to our communities. Doing this project has helped me to redefine my perspective on life, work,...more
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