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Uncommon Grounds (New edition)
First published in 1999, Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks…
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City on the Verge
Atlanta is on the verge of either tremendous rebirth or inexorable decline. The perfect storm for failed American urban policies, Atlanta has the highest income…
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For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
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…
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Uncommon Grounds
Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition…
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Mirror, Mirror
As our first technology for contemplation of the self, the mirror is arguably as important an invention as the wheel and perhaps even more universal.…