I've been drinking coffee since I was a child, but I was curious to find out if there was anything I had yet to learn about it. (Inevitably, there was.) While this book is informative in many ways, there are some strong opinions here that are misrepresented as fact. I appreciate the author's attempt to be comprehensive about global coffee culture, but in my opinion this book is still written with a perspective skewed towards Western coffee culture. It's good as a start for anyone who's a complete novice at coffee though. 

A cute little book about coffee. I enjoyed the description of different coffee preparation methods and drinking cultures around the world, they all sound really good! I also liked learning about brewing methods and getting a glimpse of the chemistry behind it (that part could have been a lot longer and more detailed in my opinion, even though I understand that it would have been out of scope of this book). I'll probably continue reading about coffee with some of the books Rardon recomends, and, of course, attempt to apply all the tips and knowledge to my own coffee making!