Starbucked A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture

Name: Starbucked A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture
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ISBN: 9780316014038

ISBN-10: 0316014036

ISBN-13: 9780316014038

Edition: 2008

Authors: Taylor Clark

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PartFast Food Nation, partBobos in Paradise, STARBUCKED combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to the ways we shop, socialize, and self-medicate. In STARBUCKED, Taylor Clark provides an objective, meticulously reported look at the volatile issues like gentrification and fair trade that distress activists and coffee zealots alike. Through a cast of characters that includes coffee-wild hippies, business sharks, slackers, Hollywood trendsetters and more, STARBUCKED explores how America transformed into a nation of coffee gourmets in only a few…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: 11/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.37" wide x 8.25" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

Taylor Clark is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. A graduate of Dartmouth College and a Pacific Northwest native, he has written forGQ,Slate, adPsychology Today, among other publications.



Introduction: The Experiment



The Rise of the Mermaid



Life Before Lattes



A Caffeinated Craze



The Siren's Song



Leviathan



Getting Steamed



Storm Brewing



A Fair Trade?



What's in Your Cup



Green-Apron Army



The Seattle Colonies


Epilogue: The Last Drop


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index