All About Coffee


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Considered the definitive work about coffee of its time, "All About Coffee" was written by William Ukers, founder of the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. In order to write this book, he spent seventeen years traveling to many places where coffee is grown, served, and enjoyed, and he shares his knowledge about all aspects of coffee, from farm to table, in a thorough but interesting fashion. The book contains a Coffee Thesaurus; a Coffee Chronology; the Complete Reference Table of the Principal Kinds of Coffee Grown in the World; as well as chapters on all aspects of coffee, such as the story of coffee houses in various places, the chemistry and pharmacology of coffee, and the preparation of roasted coffee. - Summary by Leni

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Prefatory Material 22:51 Read by BettyB
Dealing with the Etymology of Coffee 11:01 Read by Rochelle Berenyi
History of Coffee Propagation 23:49 Read by petermosier
Early History of Coffee Drinking, part 1 39:24 Read by petermosier
Early History of Coffee Drinking, part 2 20:38 Read by petermosier
Introduction of Coffee into Western Europe 20:01 Read by Piotr Nater
The Beginnings of Coffee in France 14:08 Read by Christine Rottger
The Introduction of Coffee into England 24:10 Read by petermosier
The Introduction of Coffee into Holland 7:12 Read by Weretortoise
The Introduction of Coffee into Germany 13:24 Read by haslet
Telling How Coffee Came to Vienna 12:37 Read by Availle
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 1 35:57 Read by petermosier
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 2 41:42 Read by petermosier
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 3 27:53 Read by petermosier
The Coffee Houses of Old London, part 4 22:59 Read by petermosier
History of the Early Parisian Coffee Houses 36:56 Read by skvm20
Introduction of Coffee into North America 24:19 Read by KevinS
History of Coffee in Old New York 32:23 Read by Rachel Costello
Coffee Houses of Old Philadelphia 18:56 Read by Rachel Costello
The Botany of the Coffee Plant 40:06 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
The Microscopy of the Coffee Fruit 11:51 Read by mlcui
The Chemistry of the Coffee Bean, part 1 48:20 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
The Chemistry of the Coffee Bean, part 2 50:12 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Pharmacology of the Coffee Drink, part 1 37:12 Read by Sadiya Bindir
Pharmacology of the Coffee Drink, part 2 35:43 Read by SherlHolmesMD
The Commercial Coffees of the World 15:55 Read by andyvox
Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 1 36:33 Read by Trish Rutter
Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 2 36:21 Read by Trish Rutter
Cultivation of the Coffee Plant, part 3 39:43 Read by Trish Rutter
Preparing Green Coffee for Market, part 1 39:01 Read by Rita Boutros
Preparing Green Coffee for Market, part 2 32:02 Read by Rita Boutros
The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 1 1:06:25 Read by prajak
The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 2 40:26 Read by prajak
The Production and Consumption of Coffee, part 3 33:37 Read by prajak
How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 1 31:25 Read by idomorido
How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 2 26:21 Read by Wallace Morgan
How Green Coffees Are Bought and Sold, part 3 49:54 Read by jpliao
Green and Roasted Coffee Characteristics 57:02 Read by jpliao
Factory Preparation of Roasted Coffee, part 1 33:04 Read by Craig Abbott
Factory Preparation of Roasted Coffee, part 2 34:14 Read by Craig Abbott
Wholesale Merchandising of Coffee 21:40 Read by Newtonfrisky
Retail Merchandising of Roasted Coffee 38:14 Read by KimberlyB
A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 1 11:41 Read by Rochelle Berenyi
A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 2 26:16 Read by Rochelle Berenyi
A Short History of Coffee Advertising, part 3 23:26 Read by Kyle Stedman
The Coffee Trade in the United States 33:19 Read by KevinS
Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 1 50:02 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 2 46:30 Read by mevans
Development of the Green and Roasted Coffee Business in the United States, part 3 57:05 Read by jenno
Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 1 40:58 Read by Casey Roddy
Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 2 45:41 Read by Casey Roddy
Some Big Men and Notable Achievements, part 3 26:46 Read by Casey Roddy
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 1 42:23 Read by gont
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 2 32:02 Read by gont
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 3 26:37 Read by mlcui
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 4 44:23 Read by Rita Boutros
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 5 50:53 Read by Rita Boutros
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 6 34:41 Read by Rita Boutros
A History of Coffee in Literature, part 7 52:07 Read by Rita Boutros
Coffee in Relation to the Fine Arts, part 1 26:30 Read by BettyB
Coffee in Relation to the Fine Arts, part 2 28:07 Read by BettyB
The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 1 45:10 Read by Shickey
The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 2 37:47 Read by Shickey
The Evolution of Coffee Apparatus, part 3 28:54 Read by dekolis1218
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 1 39:05 Read by Blue Boeser
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 2 30:32 Read by tanookirush
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 3 37:23 Read by Matea Bracic
World's Coffee Manners and Customs, part 4 33:17 Read by Matea Bracic
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 1 43:59 Read by jpliao
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 2 20:55 Read by jpliao
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 3 27:20 Read by jpliao
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 4 33:58 Read by Tuneman
Preparation of the Universal Beverage, part 5 33:50 Read by laurencetrask