Tag Archive | "Dark"
The Boothill Coffee Club-Vol. II: Wartime Memories of Dark Days in Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Desert Storm, The Cold War and The Middle East
Captured here for eternity are untold, heart wrenching stories from Korea to the Middle East, stories of a new generation of fighting men and women who were forgotten-as in the Korean War-or ignored, scorned, and rejected-the tragic legacy of the Vietnam War; the shame of an ungrateful nation and press. [...]
Continue reading...Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee: The Dark History of the Food Cheats
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Review Praise for Bee Wilson’s The Hive: ‘Richly informative and beautifully written’ — The Times ‘Entertaining and thoroughly worthwhile’ — Sunday Times 20040905 ‘Can hardly be bettered’ — Guardian 20040918 ‘Fascinating, careful, witty and intelligent … Almost any paragraph chosen at random is [...]
Continue reading...Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee
Friday, October 16, 2009
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Columnist and food writer Wilson takes readers to the beginning of the 19th century to document the history of food adulteration–at heart “two very simple principles: poisoning and cheating.” concentrating on Britain and the U.S. (other countries, especially France, navigated food [...]
Continue reading...Coffee: A Dark History
Thursday, October 8, 2009
From Publishers Weekly While coffee historian Wild brings enthusiasm to this tome on the 500-year history of the caffeinated bean, it doesn’t match the simple passion with which coffee lovers enjoy their morning java. (In fairness to the author, how could it?) Wild (The East India Company) traces [...]
Continue reading...Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee (Hardcover)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Columnist and food writer Wilson takes readers to the beginning of the 19th century to document the history of food adulteration–at heart “two very simple principles: poisoning and cheating.” concentrating on Britain and the U.S. (other countries, especially France, navigated food [...]
Continue reading...Coffee: A Dark History (Paperback)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
From Publishers Weekly While coffee historian Wild brings enthusiasm to this tome on the 500-year history of the caffeinated bean, it doesn’t match the simple passion with which coffee lovers enjoy their morning java. (In fairness to the author, how could it?) Wild (The East India Company) traces [...]
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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