Uncommon Grounds
The History of Coffee and how it transformed our World

Coffee is the second most valuable exported legal commodity on earth (after oil), providing the largest jolt of the world's most widely taken psychoactive drug. Coffee is an extraordinarily delicate commodity. Its quality is first determined by essentials such as type of plant, soil conditions, and growing altitude. The coffee industry has dominated and molded the economy, politics, and social structure of entire countries. The coffee saga encompasses a panoramic story of epic proportions involving the clash and blending of cultures. Contents: Seeds of conquest (Coffee colonizes the world... The drug drink); Canning the buzz; Bitter brews; Romancing the bean; Appendix: How to brew the perfect cup; etc.