In 2006, prominent businessman John Darch met with a man named Wicha Promyong. That meeting led to the establishment of an equal partnership business venturea partnership that goes beyond fair trade a
The definitive history of the world's most popular drug.Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. Mark Pendergrast review
Since its founding in 1951, the Epidemic Intelligence Service has waged war on every imaginable ailment. With suitcases kept packed, vaccinations at the ready, the EIS’s little-recognized medical prof
Since its founding in 1951, the Epidemic Intelligence Service has waged war on every imaginable ailment. When an epidemic hits, the EIS will be there to crack the case, however mysterious or deadly, s
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the concept of repressed memories. It provides a history and context that documents key events that have had an effect on the way that modern psychology an
Pendergrast, an independent scholar and author, chronicles the history of coffee from its origins in Ethiopia to current trends and changes. This revised edition includes the recent crisis that floode
Traces the evolution of Coca-Cola from its quiet beginnings to the influential giant of today, and includes trivia facts, company lore, and stories of Coca-Cola's "secret formula."
From its invention as a cocaine-laced patent medicine in the Gilded Age to its globe-drenching ubiquity as the ultimate symbol of consumer capitalism in the twenty-first century, Coca-Cola’s dramatic
Chronicles the invention of the mirror and its impact on human history, science, myth, religion, the arts, and manners, detailing its key use in a wide variety of human activities.
What we can learn from Atlanta's struggle to reinvent itself in the twenty-first century Atlanta is on the verge of either tremendous rebirth or demographic meltdown. Atlanta has the highest income in