Fundamental Literature

As a neverending student to this wonderfull product called coffe I'm still looking for books to broaden my knowledge. Are there books of which you say this is one that has to be on my bookshelf

greets
Djaya

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Permalink Reply by Alun Evans on October 19, 2008 at 11:13pm
I think there is a thread on this somewhere... I would recommend "Uncommon Grounds" for a starter, a solid history on coffee from the dancing goats right through to modern times. There sre good sections on the impact of coffee on politics, social and economic development. The book is mainly focused on the USA and Central/South America- but touches on Europe as well as Africa (origins). One of my favorites.
Permalink Reply by Alun Evans on October 19, 2008 at 11:15pm
Permalink Reply by Djaya on October 19, 2008 at 11:23pm
Okay

Thanks Alun

Alun Evans said:
Permalink Reply by Matthew on October 20, 2008 at 12:51pm
Espresso Technique by Schomer is a classic. The Baristas handbook, which came out earlier this year, is also full of good stuff.
Permalink Reply by Guillermo Narvaez on October 20, 2008 at 4:54pm
There is a vast collection of materials on coffee, but it all depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for books on the history and political economy of coffee, Prof. Thurston of Miami University has compiled an interesting bibliography at http://coffeeconference.org/bibliography.htm

Also check out Daviron, Benoît, and Stefano Ponte. 2005. The coffee paradox: global markets, commodity trade and the elusive promise of development. London ; New York: Zed Books.

This book is one of the best sources to understand the current coffee global market (a bit dry, but quite informative).

Hope this helps,
Permalink Reply by Djaya on October 21, 2008 at 1:13pm
Thank you all. My wishlist on amazon just became a little bigger ;).
Permalink Reply by K-SAKI on October 21, 2008 at 4:26pm
I second schomers barista techniques.
Permalink Reply by Joey Trujillo on October 23, 2008 at 8:04pm
As said, Uncommon Grounds is definitely a good read. But I read a book just recently published called God in a Cup... a bit of an inside look at a few (just a few) of the more modern coffee pioneers and enthusiasts and the happenings in coffee in recent years.
Permalink Reply by Alun Evans on February 5, 2009 at 2:44am
Just finishing "The Various Flavours of Coffee" by Anthony Capella. A cautionary tale set back in the late 1800's. Fiction, but just enough of fact mixed in to give me the heeby jebbies!
Permalink Reply by Guillermo Narvaez on February 5, 2009 at 5:48am
Just found out that one of the "books" on coffee is available in the public domain via Google Books. See:

Ukers. 1922. All about coffee (see http://books.google.com/books?id=nKUUAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover) continues to be an important reference.
Permalink Reply by Damion A on March 7, 2009 at 10:03pm
'uncommon grounds' by pendergrast and 'espresso coffee: professional techniques' by schomer are essentials. I just started 'god in a cup' and 'the coffee book', which both seem promising. there are also the coffee chapters in 'a history of the world in 6 glasses' by standage.

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