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xvii, 268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
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"Coffee is one of the largest and most valuable commodities in the world. This is the story of its origins, its history, and the threat to its future, by the IACP Award-winning author of Darjeeling. Located between the Great Rift Valley and the Nile, the cloud forests in southwestern Ethiopia are the original home of Arabica, the most prevalent and superior of the two main species of coffee being cultivated today. Virtually unknown to European explorers,...
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On the world's first commodities exchange in Amsterdam, 1659 - a mysterious world of trade populated by schemes and rogues, where deception rules the day, Miguel Lienzo has lost everything in a sudden shift in the sugar markets. He enters into a partnership with a seductive Dutchwoman who pitches the newest commodity: coffee.
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