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Juicing Diet For Beginners - Juicing Diet Plan (Paperback): Barbara Moore Juicing Diet For Beginners - Juicing Diet Plan (Paperback)
Barbara Moore
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Juicing diet refers to a diet that involves juicing fruits and vegetables and taking in juice meals instead of solid meals. The juicing diet is also known as juice fasting or juice cleansing because it has the ability to provide nutrients to the body even when fasting as well as the ability to cleanse the body internally. Juicing is the process of squeezing out the juice from fruits and vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce, apples, oranges and a lot more which is why a juicing diet requires having a juicer in hand. This is the equipment mostly used for juicing but you can also use a bender. The main goal of the juicing diet is not only to cleanse the body but it can also be a method of weight loss. The juicing diet can last 3-7 days and even more depending on the purpose and how much you need the benefits of this diet. Juicing diet is very popular nowadays among the many types of diet out there. If you are a beginner and you are not that familiar with this type of diet, there are several reasons why you need to consider juicing diet.

Juicing with the Omega Juicer - Nourish and Detox Your Body for Vitality and Energy (Paperback): Annie Deeter Juicing with the Omega Juicer - Nourish and Detox Your Body for Vitality and Energy (Paperback)
Annie Deeter
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Book of Tea (Paperback): Kakuzo Okakura The Book of Tea (Paperback)
Kakuzo Okakura
R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

2012 Reprint of 1956 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The "Book of Tea" by Okakura Kakuz is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuz argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters. This edition contains a new forward and a biographical sketch augmenting the original 1906 edition.

Green Smoothie Recipes & other Healthy Smoothie Recipes - Discover over 50 Easy Smoothie Recipes - breakfast smoothies, green... Green Smoothie Recipes & other Healthy Smoothie Recipes - Discover over 50 Easy Smoothie Recipes - breakfast smoothies, green smoothies, healthy smoothies, lunchtime smoothies, yogurt smoothies, special occasion treat smoothies and fruit smoothie recipes (Paperback)
C. Elias
R168 Discovery Miles 1 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

New Updated Edition July 2012 - Some of the reviews below Top 50 Reviewer, Hall of Fame and Vine Voice Reviewer says ' concise and informative....luscious recipes....5 Star' others say...'these recipes are amazing...awesome...' and 'these recipes are excellent...just what I needed...' "Read A Review" wrote "Delicious, Easy, Healthy - What More Could You Want?" "PD Hansen" wrote ..".these fantastic smoothies..." other comments include ..".very tasty" and "many recipes...fantastic book" This smoothies recipe book is very easy to read, with lots of delicious recipes to choose from to help you "lose weight" or "get healthy" or just have a "quick 'meal'" on the run. The smoothies are put in different categories to make finding the one you want quick, and the choice is just right without overwhelming you with too many recipes. If you click on the 'look inside' feature you will see the long list of smoothie recipes all in very helpful different categories that you can choose from. Along with extra information on smoothie makers, how to make smoothies thicker, keep them sugar free, the history and benefits of green smoothies and what other ingredients you can swap in to make delicious fruit smoothies, quick smoothies and more you really can't go wrong with this book if you are stuck for ideas or are new to smoothies... Also in the introduction you can find tips on using different milks and yogurt, protein powder etc to cut down on juice content and make some of the fruit smoothies even more healthy. Discover over 50 Easy Smoothie Recipes - breakfast smoothies, green smoothies, healthy smoothies, lunchtime smoothies, yogurt smoothies, special occasion treat smoothies and fruit smoothie recipes.

Seedlip Cocktails - 100 Delicious Nonalcoholic Recipes from Seedlip & the World's Best Bars (Hardcover): Seedlip, Ben... Seedlip Cocktails - 100 Delicious Nonalcoholic Recipes from Seedlip & the World's Best Bars (Hardcover)
Seedlip, Ben Branson
R610 R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Save R50 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Liquid Raw - Over 100 Juices, Smoothies, Soups, and Other Raw Beverages Recipes (Paperback): Lisa Montgomery Liquid Raw - Over 100 Juices, Smoothies, Soups, and Other Raw Beverages Recipes (Paperback)
Lisa Montgomery
R409 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'Liquid Raw' features over 100 easy-to-make and delicious raw food smoothies, soups, juices and other beverages. All recipes incorporate raw food techniques that will delight the pure raw foodists, while being easy enough for anyone else to incorporate into their diet.

All about Coffee (Second Edition) (Paperback): William H. Ukers All about Coffee (Second Edition) (Paperback)
William H. Ukers
R1,234 Discovery Miles 12 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

2011 Reprint of the second edition (1935). Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.The second and standard edition of this definitive work on the history and influence of coffee. Covers the historical, technical, scientific, commercial, social and artistic dimensions of coffee. A still unsurpassed work on the subject. Lavishly illustrated.

The Book of Tea (Paperback): Kakuzo Okakura The Book of Tea (Paperback)
Kakuzo Okakura
R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo shows how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessible to Western audiences because, though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English. In this book he explains tea in the context of Zen and Taoism as well as the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. This book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected Japanese art and architecture. A clear guide to living a simple and fulfilling life.Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

The Book of Tea (Paperback): Kakuzo Okakura The Book of Tea (Paperback)
Kakuzo Okakura
R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo shows how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessible to Western audiences because, though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English. In this book he explains tea in the context of Zen and Taoism as well as the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. This book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected Japanese art and architecture. A clear guide to living a simple and fulfilling life.

Homemade Cocktails - The essential guide to making great cocktails, infusions, syrups, shrubs and more (Hardcover): Helen McGinn Homemade Cocktails - The essential guide to making great cocktails, infusions, syrups, shrubs and more (Hardcover)
Helen McGinn 1
R392 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'This book is dangerous: I had a Boulevardier in my hand five minutes after opening it' Victoria Moore, Wine correspondent, the Daily Telegraph and BBC Good Food 'Cocktail making demystified at last! What a useful book' India Knight The cocktail scene has exploded in recent years and the bars are booming. From the classics to modern-day twists with infused spirits and tonics, vermouths and bitters, ordering a cocktail at the bar has never been so much fun. Which is great news for some but if, like the author, you really don't get out much, then it can feel like you're missing out on all the fun. Until now. Helen McGinn's Homemade Cocktails is full of recipes, hints and tips to help you re-write your at-home cocktail repertoire. From classics to the latest in cocktail fashions, this book helps you raise the bar whether it's to impress your guests or simply treat yourself. You'll find ways to use up what's in those bottles lurking at the back of the cupboard and knock up a fabulous cocktail in no time, adding instant glamour to any occasion.

Squeezed - What You Don't Know About Orange Juice (Paperback): Alissa Hamilton Squeezed - What You Don't Know About Orange Juice (Paperback)
Alissa Hamilton
R1,349 Discovery Miles 13 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How orange juice became a North American breakfast staple and what "100% pure orange juice" means today Close to three quarters of U.S. households buy orange juice. Its popularity crosses class, cultural, racial, and regional divides. Why do so many of us drink orange juice? How did it turn from a luxury into a staple in just a few years? More important, how is it that we don't know the real reasons behind OJ's popularity or understand the processes by which the juice is produced? In this enlightening book, Alissa Hamilton explores the hidden history of orange juice. She looks at the early forces that propelled orange juice to prominence, including a surplus of oranges that plagued Florida during most of the twentieth century and the army's need to provide vitamin C to troops overseas during World War II. She tells the stories of the FDA's decision in the early 1960s to standardize orange juice, and the juice equivalent of the cola wars that followed between Coca-Cola (which owns Minute Maid) and Pepsi (which owns Tropicana). Of particular interest to OJ drinkers will be the revelation that most orange juice comes from Brazil, not Florida, and that even "not from concentrate" orange juice is heated, stripped of flavor, stored for up to a year, and then reflavored before it is packaged and sold. The book concludes with a thought-provoking discussion of why consumers have the right to know how their food is produced.

All about Coffee (Second Edition) (Paperback): William H. Ukers All about Coffee (Second Edition) (Paperback)
William H. Ukers
R1,461 Discovery Miles 14 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reprint of the second edition (1935). The second and standard edition of this definitive work on the history and influence of coffee. Covers the historical, technical, scientific, commercial, social and artistic dimensions of coffee. A still unsurpassed work on the subject. Lavishly illustrated.

Liquid Jade - The Story of Tea from East to West (Paperback): Beatrice Hohenegger Liquid Jade - The Story of Tea from East to West (Paperback)
Beatrice Hohenegger
R587 R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Traveling from East to West over thousands of years, tea has played a variety of roles on the world scene - in medicine, politics, the arts, culture, and religion. Behind this most serene of beverages, idolized by poets and revered in spiritual practices, lie stories of treachery, violence, smuggling, drug trade, international espionage, slavery, and revolution.
"Liquid Jade"'s rich narrative history explores tea in all its social and cultural aspects. Entertaining yet informative and extensively researched, "Liquid Jade" tells the story of western greed and eastern bliss. China first used tea as a remedy. Taoists celebrated tea as the elixir of immortality. Buddhist Japan developed a whole body of practices around tea as a spiritual path. Then came the traumatic encounter of the refined Eastern cultures with the first Western merchants, the trade wars, the emergence of the ubiquitous English East India Company. Scottish spies crisscrossed China to steal the secrets of tea production. An army of smugglers made fortunes with tea deliveries in the dead of night. In the name of "free trade" the English imported opium to China in exchange for tea. The exploding tea industry in the eighteenth century reinforced the practice of slavery in the sugar plantations. And one of the reasons why tea became popular in the first place is that it helped sober up the English, who were virtually drowning in alcohol. During the nineteenth century, the massive consumption of tea in England also led to the development of the large tea plantation system in colonial India - a story of success for British Empire tea and of untold misery for generations of tea workers.
"Liquid Jade" also depicts tea's beauty and delights, not only with myths about the beginnings of tea or the lovers' legend in the familiar blue-and-white porcelain willow pattern, but also with a rich and varied selection of works of art and historical photographs, which form a rare and comprehensive visual tea record. The book includes engaging and lesser-known topics, including the exclusion of women from seventeenth-century tea houses or the importance of water for tea, and answers such questions as: "What does a tea taster do?" "How much caffeine is there in tea?" "What is fair trade tea?" and "What is the difference between black, red, yellow, green, or white tea?"
Connecting past and present and spanning five thousand years, Beatrice Hohenegger's captivating and multilayered account of tea will enhance the experience of a steaming "cuppa" for tea lovers the world over.

Coffee - A Dark History (Paperback): Antony Wild Coffee - A Dark History (Paperback)
Antony Wild
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Coffee trader and historian Antony Wild delivers a rollicking history of the most valuable legally traded commodity in the world after oil an industry that employs 100 million people throughout the world. From obscure beginnings in east Africa in the fifteenth century as a stimulant in religious devotion, coffee became an imperial commodity, produced by poor tropical countries and consumed by rich temperate ones. Through the centuries, the influence of coffee on the rise of capitalism and its institutions has been enormous. Revolutions were once hatched in coffeehouses, commercial alliances were forged, secret societies were formed, and politics and art were endlessly debated. Today, while coffee chains spread like wildfire, coffee-producing countries are in crisis: with prices at a historic low, they are plagued by unprecedented unemployment, abandoned farms, enforced migration, and massive social disruption. Bridging the gap between coffee s dismal colonial past and its perilous corporate present, Coffee reveals the shocking exploitation that has always lurked at the heart of the industry."

The Ultimate Liquor-free Drink Guide (Paperback): Sharon Tyler Herbst The Ultimate Liquor-free Drink Guide (Paperback)
Sharon Tyler Herbst
R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the author of the highly successful The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide (more than 129,000 copies in print) comes an equally comprehensive handbook for lively liquor-free libations.

The most complete book of its kind, The Ultimate Liquor-Free Drink Guide offers a refreshing oasis for the millions of readers who prefer zero proof but are tired of being relegated to seltzer and lime. In her thorough, accessible style, Sharon Tyler Herbst presents a delicious array of beverage alternatives, covering 325 non-alcoholic drinks with authority and verve.

Featuring tips on glassware, measurements, and ingredients, The Ultimate Liquor-Free Drink Guide gives readers every detail they need to know for mixing perfect drinks year-round. In winter months, snuggle up with homemade egg-nog, Hot White Chocolate, or Spiced Cream Tea. Warmer weather invites Watermelon Whirl, trendy Bubble Tea, Iced Cafe Creme Brulee, as well as a host of spritzers, shakes, and ades. Herbst even includes a chapter on energizing nutrition boosters. Virgin versions of popular bar drinks are covered, ranging from zesty Sangrita to soothing Mint Julep Tea. For anyone seeking a boost without the booze, there's never been a better book.

Book of Tea (1906) (Paperback): Okakura Kakuzo Book of Tea (1906) (Paperback)
Okakura Kakuzo
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It is essentially a worship of the imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we call life. Contents: cup of humanity; schools of tea; Taoism and Zennism; tea room; art appreciation; flowers; tea masters.

Top Secret Recipes: Sodas, Smo (Paperback): Todd Wilbur Top Secret Recipes: Sodas, Smo (Paperback)
Todd Wilbur
R548 Discovery Miles 5 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Todd Wilbur shares his best-kept secrets for making knockoffs of your favorite drinks-right in your own kitchen and without spending a lot of money. Readers can re-create the delicious taste of America's best-loved brand-name soft drinks, beverages, dessert drinks, mixers, and liqueurs by following Todd's easy, step-by-step instructions. If it comes in a glass, cup, bottle, or mug, it's here for you to clone at home. Discover how to make your own versions of:

  • 7-Up®
  • Starbuck's® Frappuccino®
  • Nestea®
  • Sunny Delight®
  • Dairy Queen® Blizzard®
  • McDonald's® Shamrock Shake®
  • 7-Eleven® Cherry Slurpee®
  • Grand Marnier® & Amaretto

Plus: Dozens of specialty drinks from T.G.I. Friday's®, Chili's®, Hard Rock Cafe®, Outback Steakhouse®, Applebee's®, House of Blues®, Olive Garden®, Red Lobster®, Claim Jumper®, and many more of your favorite restaurant chains.

Special Sample Recipe for:

Starbuck's® Frappuccino®

It was in 1995 that Starbuck's® stores started selling this frozen drink, one of the company's most successful new products. The Frappuccino® is blended with strong coffee, sugar, a dairy base, and ice. Each one is made to order and each one is guaranteed to give you a throbbing brain freeze if you sip too hard. The drinks come in several different varieties, the most popular of which I've cloned here for your frontal lobe-pounding, caffeine-buzzing pleasure.

Make double-strength coffee by measuring 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per cup (serving) in your coffee maker. The clone will be even more authentic if you use Starbucks beans and grind them yourself just before brewing. Here now is an improved version of the recipe that was first posted here on this site, plus the new addition of a mocha version of one of world's coolest cold coffee drinks.

Coffee

3/4 cup double-strength coffee, cold
1 cup low-fat milk
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 cups ice

1. Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker. That should be 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill before using.

2. To make the drink, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is smooth. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses, and serve with a straw.
Makes 2 "grande" drinks.

Caramel

For this version, add 3 tablespoons of caramel topping to the original recipe above and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle additional caramel over the whipped cream.

Mocha

For this version, add 3 tablespoons Hershey's chocolate syrup to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream if desired.

Ultimate Juices (Hardcover): Bridget Jones Ultimate Juices (Hardcover)
Bridget Jones
R117 Discovery Miles 1 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What you eat has a direct effect on your health and well-being. The first four titles in this colourful series explore the value of eating a healthy diet. From succulent juices packed with vitamins and minerals to revitalise every part of your mind and body to speciality soups for every occasion - whether you need a warm pick-me-up or a summer snack. Ultimate Juices details all the benefits of enjoying natural juices from both fruit and vegetables. The book is packed with ideas and recipes for making your own tasty, whole-some drinks and thus escaping from the usual chemical cocktails bought in ready made packs and cans.

The Dispenser's Formulary - A Handbook of Over 2,500 Tested Recipes with a Catalog of Apparatus, Sundries and Supplies... The Dispenser's Formulary - A Handbook of Over 2,500 Tested Recipes with a Catalog of Apparatus, Sundries and Supplies (Paperback)
Soda Fountain Trade Magazine, See Notes
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Book of Coffee and Tea - A Guide to the Appreciation of Fine Coffees, Teas and Herbal Beverages (Paperback, 2nd edition): Joel... Book of Coffee and Tea - A Guide to the Appreciation of Fine Coffees, Teas and Herbal Beverages (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Joel Schapira
R624 R573 Discovery Miles 5 730 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book of coffee and tea is a passionate guide to selecting, tasting, preparing, and serving the beverages caffeine connoisseurs can't live without. Written by acknowledged experts in the coffee-roasting and tea-importing business, this book will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about that beloved cup of joe (or orange pekoe), including how to: distinguish between Kona, Jamaican, Mocha, Java, and the other varieties of coffee; choose the method of brewing that's best for you; make the perfect cup of coffee at the ideal temperature, no mater which method you choose; recognize ginseng, oolong, Earl Grey Ceylon, and the myriad other types of tea; blend and prepare your own herbal teas at home; recognize quality and freshness; find the best coffee, tea, equipment, and accessories, using the completely updated mail order section.
Rich with the lore, steeped in tradition, and brimming with expert information, this is the only book coffee and tea lovers will ever need.

The Book of Tea (Paperback): Kakuzo Okakura The Book of Tea (Paperback)
Kakuzo Okakura; Introduction by Christopher Benfey 2
R267 R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Zen and the art of tea-the classic book about the Japanese tea ceremony that is as much a guide to life.
Ritualized, romantic, and historically rich, the tea ceremony is the creation of something beautiful out of the everyday. Originally written in English more than a hundred years ago to be read aloud at Isabella Stewart Gardner's famous salon, "The Book of Tea" presents the meeting of East and West in a teacup. It explores Asian culture through the history and aestheticism-or "teaism"-of the tea ceremony and also suggests a deep connection between beauty and war, and between flowers and social mores. In its formality, attention to detail, and celebration of beauty and harmony, the tea ceremony encapsulates the Japanese view of life-in fact, the art of life.

Juiceman - Over 100 healthy juice and smoothie recipes for all the family (Paperback): Andrew Cooper Juiceman - Over 100 healthy juice and smoothie recipes for all the family (Paperback)
Andrew Cooper 1
R542 R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Start 2023 feeling healthy and energised with over 100 delicious and quick juice recipes packed full of goodness Juiceman is the perfect cookbook to get your dietery health back on track. Filled with a diverse range of recipes - from medicinal juices which combat dehydration or digestive problems, to detoxing and retoxing smoothies. And that's not all - Juiceman is also paxcked with teas and tonics, nourishing nut milks, energising breakfasts, healthy snacks, and even ice cream! The best part? EVERY recipe is 100% natural and unprocessed. You'll soon be enjoying . . . * Green Ninja Juice * Full Cream Cashew and Hemp Milk * Blueberry Facial Smoothie * Smoothie Breakfast Bowl * Ultimate OJ * Recovery Shake * Immunity Boost Smoothie As well as these delicious and effortless recipes, Andrew provides a juice cleanse plan, exercise tips and advice for keeping fit.

Cocteles Sin Alcohol - Con Sabor Y Estilo (Spanish, Hardcover): Caroline Hwang Cocteles Sin Alcohol - Con Sabor Y Estilo (Spanish, Hardcover)
Caroline Hwang
R524 R291 Discovery Miles 2 910 Save R233 (44%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Mixed In Minutes - 50 Quick & Easy Cocktails To Make At Home (Hardcover): Dan Whiteside Mixed In Minutes - 50 Quick & Easy Cocktails To Make At Home (Hardcover)
Dan Whiteside; Illustrated by Robert Hearn
R401 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A step-by-step guide to creating fifty classic and contemporary cocktails, without the need for cocktail-making equipment or tricky techniques.

Whether you're looking for a refreshing drink in the garden or a quick night cap, Mixed in Minutes contains a range of fuss-free cocktails for every time of the day. From an espresso martini to the perfect mojito, a frozen margarita to a boozy hot chocolate, you can recreate your favourite cocktails at home using these quick and simple recipes.

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photography, this easy-to-follow cocktail book includes:

  • Simple instructions for creating the perfect cocktail, without a shaker or strainer
  • Cocktail-making hacks - no muddling or shaking required
  • Recommendations for garnishes and creative twists
  • Average cost of each cocktail
  • Recommended pairing for every recipe to spritz your drink and halve its alcohol content

Easy to use and filled with a variety of accessible, delicious and bar-quality recipes, Mixed in Minutes is the go-to cocktail book that makes a lovely gift for your friends or yourself.

Coffeeland - A History (Paperback): Augustine Sedgewick Coffeeland - A History (Paperback)
Augustine Sedgewick
R343 R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Save R30 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

*Winner of the 2022 Cherasco International Prize* 'Thoroughly engrossing' Michael Pollan, The Atlantic 'Wonderful, energising' Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drug. The very word 'coffee' is one of the most widespread on the planet. Augustine Sedgewick's brilliant new history tells the hidden and surprising story of how this came to be, tracing coffee's 400-year transformation into an everyday necessity. The story is one that few coffee drinkers know. Coffeeland centres on the volcanic highlands of El Salvador, where James Hill, born in the slums of nineteenth-century Manchester, founded one of the world's great coffee dynasties. Adapting the innovations of the industrial revolution to plantation agriculture, Hill helped to turn El Salvador into perhaps the most intensive monoculture in modern history, a place of extraordinary productivity, inequality and violence. The book follows coffee from the Hill family plantations into the United States, through the San Francisco roasting plants into supermarkets, kitchens and work places, and finally into today's omnipresent cafes. Sedgewick reveals the unexpected consequences of the rise of coffee, which reshaped large areas of the tropics, transformed understandings of energy, and ultimately made us dependent on a drug served in a cup. 'Gripping' The Spectator 'An eye-opening, stimulating brew' The Economist

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