Stewart Lee Allen: 2 books
by Stewart Lee Allen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging...
In the Devil's Garden
A Sinful History of Forbidden Food
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Deliciously organized by the Seven Deadly Sins, here is a scintillating history of forbidden foods through the ages—and how these mouth-watering taboos have defined cultures around the world.
From the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine foie gras, Stewart Lee Allen...