The Devil's Cup

Book cover of The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee

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In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging villages of Southern…

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1 author picked The Devil's Cup as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

James Hoffmann

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This is the book that started my obsession with coffee. It is really a travel book, using the spread of coffee from Ethiopia through to the rest of the world as its guide. It’s a fun read, and fascinating to see the way coffee was become entwined into so many different cultures in many different ways.

From James' list on coffee lovers.