This book is about the business of coffee, primarily coffee roasting, in the United States, from the second half of the nineteenth century on. Wish I hadn't wasted so much time realizing that this was the case. There are a few interesting chapters on early coffee consumption and on cultivation,...
This was a wonderful introduction to what the CDC actually does, at least in the Epidemic Intelligence Service department. While slow at times and with a jagged format, this book wasn't the most pleasurable read. However, it further reinforced my dream to work in the CDC, in a department like the...