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This engaging guide traces the history, cultivation, and culture of coffee, as well as the major factors influencing the industry today. Robert Thurston provides a readable, concise overview of coffee from the time the seeds of the coffee fruit are planted to the latest ideas in roasting and making beverages. He considers cultivation and its challenges, especially climate change; new research on hybridization; the history of coffee and cultural change surrounding it around the world; devices, new and old, for making coffee drinks; the issue of organic versus conventional agriculture; and the health benefits of the brew. The first book that coffee lovers naturally will turn to, it will also appeal to anyone interested in globalization, climate change, and social justice.

Since the Industrial Revolution, capitalism has unleashed unimaginable opportunity and prosperity. However, at key points, economic disruption has led to a greater role for government to protect against capitalism's excesses. Gramm and Boudreaux argue that government interference and policies pose the most significant threat to economic freedom.

Rebels at the Gate chronicles an intriguing series of events that nearly changed American history. In the last full year of the Civil War, Washington, DC came within hours of being invaded and Lincoln within inches of being shot.

Sam Gennawey, a retired urban planner and historian, embarks on an incredible #VanLife journey spanning six-years, 175,000-miles, and over 380 sacred locations protected by the U.S. National Park Service. In a mix of travelogue, history, and self-reflection, Gennawey seeks answer to crucial questions about "We, the People" in America's journey.

The former director of a small Upstate New York art museum in 1980 tells the true story of a failed heist. Ten years later, the world's most disastrous heist of a Boston museum uses similar tactics. The story follows the suspected perpetrator's life of crime including his masquerading as a Hollywood screenwriter.

A police detective and an investigative journalist team up in secret to try and solve a series of rapes and murders from the early 1980s on Florida's Gulf Coast, hoping to crack the cold case that has passed through generations of detectives.

Nothing about wool is warm and fuzzy. The history of wool is intertwined with the history of war.Fleeced explains how competition for wool in wartime helped create our current unsustainable and environmentally disastrous reliance on petrochemical fibers.

This book brings together leading figures who study the role of thinking in living and in the practice of meditation. It addresses questions of what thinking is, what is beyond cognitive thought, and what its roles are for the individual and society in mitigating suffering.

This book brings together leading figures who study the role of thinking in living and in the practice of meditation. It addresses questions of what thinking is, what is beyond cognitive thought, and what its roles are for the individual and society in mitigating suffering.

At a time when artists are independently releasing their own music and acting as their own self-publishers, there has never been a greater need for a simple and easy-to-read introduction to the business and creative aspects of music publishing for musicians. Written by two musicians and industry pros with decades of experience, Introduction to Music Publishing For Musicians is organized into seven clearly written sections that will help musicians save time and avoid getting screwed. Topics include the basics of copyrights, types of publishing income, publishing companies and types of deals, creative matters of music publishing, and things you need to know about music publishing's future.The book features:Short digestible chapters written in a conversational tone to keep artists focusedSection-by-section FAQs that expand on key issues that musicians encounter todayBoxed text stories featuring current events to emphasize key conceptsInterviews with top beat makers, collaborators, and more to provide secrets of successA glossary to help you keep track of important publishing termsPublishing resources offering to help you place and promote your musicChapter quizzes and activity assignments to help measure your knowledgeBobby Borg and Michael Eames have created a compact, simple and easy-to-read overview of today's music publishing industry that caters to both students and musicians (songwriters, producers, beat makers, and more) who want quick, up-to-date, credible, and relatable information so that they can get back to doing what they like best: creating music!