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Uncommon Grounds (New edition): The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
English, Mark Pendergrast, 2019
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1. Basic Books Uncommon Grounds (New edition): The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
The definitive story of the world's most popular drug, "Uncommon Grounds," tells the tale of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the rise of Starbucks. Mark Pendergrast highlights the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the catastrophic coffee crisis that collapsed global prices to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the third wave of quality-obsessed coffee connoisseurs. As the scope of coffee culture continues to expand, "Uncommon Grounds" remains a brilliantly entertaining guide to the currents of one of the world's favorite beverages.
2. Basic Books Little Platoons
This eye-opening book brilliantly explores the true roots of over-parenting and makes a case for the vital importance of family life.
Parents naturally worry about the future. They want to prepare their children to compete in an uncertain world. But often, argues political philosopher and father of three Matt Feeney, today's worried parents surrender their family's autonomy to gain a leg up in this competition.
In the American ideal, family life is a sacred and private sphere, distinct from the outside world. But in our hypercompetitive times, Feeney shows, parents have become increasingly willing to let the inner life of the family be colonized by outside forces that promise better futures for their kids: prestigious preschools, educational technologies, youth sports leagues, a multitude of enrichment activities, and most of all, college. A provocative, eye-opening book for any parent who suspects their kids' stuffed schedules are not serving their best interests, Little Platoons calls us to rediscover the distinctive, profound solidarity of family life.
3. Basic Books Diary of a Baby
Every new parent desperately wants to know what goes on in the mind of a baby. Now a noted authority on infant development and psychiatry brings us closer than ever before to penetrating your child’s consciousness. In alternating sections of evocative prose, representing the baby’s own voice, and explanatory text, Daniel Stern draws on the latest research findings to recreate the baby’s world.
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