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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Tea is a plant with many beneficial qualities for one's health and spirit. In fact, the long life span of people in China has been associated with the population's regular intake of green tea. Healthier than coffee and with a positively stimulating or relaxing effect--according to the length of boiling time--the vitamins and flavonoids in this infusion are not only healthy but also help in fighting free radicals. Tea also promotes creativity, harmony,...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Restaurateurs Haley Fox and Lauren Fox share more than 80 recipes for scones, cakes, sandwiches, and more from their charming and wildly popular Alice's Tea Cup restaurants in New York City. In Alice's Tea Cup, the Fox sisters tickle the taste buds with sweets, baked goods, and savories while divulging the unique tea-making and enjoying philosophy that has made their whimsical Manhattan tea spots favored destinations for locals and tourists alike....
Author
Language
English
Description
This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize the wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its culmination in the Zen discipline known as the Japanese tea ceremony--an enchanting practice bringing together such arts as architecture, pottery, and flower arranging to create an experience that delights...
Author
Language
English
Description
Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate the first automobile any of them have seen and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people. In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced...
Author
Series
Book of tea volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
Description
When tea began to be imported into the West from China in the seventeenth century, its high price and heavy taxes made it an immediate target for smuggling and dispute at every level, culminating in international incidents like the notorious Boston Tea Party. This book investigates the early history of tea.
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Build a better brew by mastering 10 manual methods, from French Press to Chemex, with this comprehensive guide." —Imbibe Magazine
Named a top food & drink book of 2017 by Food Network, Wired, Sprudge, and Booklist
This comprehensive but accessible handbook is for the average coffee lover who wants to make better coffee at home. Unlike other coffee books, this one focuses exclusively on coffee—not...
Named a top food & drink book of 2017 by Food Network, Wired, Sprudge, and Booklist
This comprehensive but accessible handbook is for the average coffee lover who wants to make better coffee at home. Unlike other coffee books, this one focuses exclusively on coffee—not...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a young Englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences"--Adapted from publisher description. 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Gwendolyn, a young Englishwoman, marries Laurence, an older widower and tea plantation owner. At first Gwen finds it hard to adjust...
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