Barista

This engaging guide traces the history, cultivation, and culture of coffee, as well as the major factors influencing the industry today. Robert Thurston provides a readable, concise overview of coffee from the time the seeds of the coffee fruit are planted to the latest ideas in roasting and making beverages. He considers cultivation and its challenges, especially climate change; new research on hybridization; the history of coffee and cultural change surrounding it around the world; devices, new and old, for making coffee drinks; the issue of organic versus conventional agriculture; and the health benefits of the brew. The first book that coffee lovers naturally will turn to, it will also appeal to anyone interested in globalization, climate change, and social justice.

If you are a coffee drinker, and are looking to perfect the coffee you drink, this book is for you. If you are, or want to be a connoisseur of the true rich flavor that coffee offers in its finest form, this book is also for you. And, if you love making and tasting a fabulous dessert accented by the taste of fine coffee then, you guessed it, this book is definitely for you.