This Book 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 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, The Book Explores How America Transformed Into A Nation Of Coffee Gourmets In Only A Few Years, How Starbucks Manipulates Psyches And Social Habits To Snare Loyal Customers, And Why Many Of The Things People Think They Know About The Coffee Commodity Chain Are False.
Dimensions: 152 x 235 x 19
Author: Taylor Clark
ISBN: 9780316005326
Format: Paperback
Pages: 297