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Tea Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide
Author: Wendy Rasmussen and Ric Rhinehart Your complete guide to the perfect cup. Civilized, soothing, delicious, and relaxing . . . tea offers an ideal refuge from the fast pace and stressful demands of life today. But with the astonishing array of teas currently available, how do you find a cup you can really call your own? Start with Tea Basics. This handy reference covers all of the essentials of tea buying, brewing, and tasting, and explores the comforts of ritual and healing that tea has provided through the centuries. As you sip and savor the wonderful flavors of black teas, green teas, oolongs, and scented/herbal teas, you'll understand why tea is consumed by more people worldwide than any other drink except water. So put the kettle on, put your feet up, and immerse yourself in Tea Basics! Inside you'll find:
The Book of Tea
Author: Kakuzo Okakura That a nation should construct one of its most resonant national ceremonies round a cup of tea will surely strike a chord of sympathy with at least some readers of this review. To many foreigners, nothing is so quintessentially Japanese as the tea ceremony--more properly, "the way of tea"--with its austerity, its extravagantly minimalist stylization, and its concentration of extreme subtleties of meaning into the simplest of actions. The Book of Tea is something of a curiosity: written in English by a Japanese scholar (and issued here in bilingual form), it was first published in 1906, in the wake of the naval victory over Russia with which Japan asserted its rapidly acquired status as a world-class military power. It was a peak moment of Westernization within Japan. Clearly, behind the publication was an agenda, or at least a mission to explain. Around its account of the ceremony, The Book of Tea folds an explication of the philosophy, first Taoist, later Zen Buddhist, that informs its oblique celebration of simplicity and directness--what Okakura calls, in a telling phrase, "moral geometry." The Book of Tea remains the classic work about tea, the tea ceremony and beauty. The Teahouse Of The August Moon
Actors: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford American Col. Purdy (Paul Ford) is determined to infuse postwar Okinawans with Western culture, and assigns the hapless Capt. Fisby (Glenn Ford) to make it so. Instead, pushover Fisby is convinced by the natives to help them build a geisha teahouse and enlists the help of interpreter Sakima (Marlon Brando) for the project. Director Daniel Mann's interpretation of John Patrick's Broadway comedy earned six Golden Globe nominations. Tea and Sympathy
Author: Anita Naughton In 1990 Nicola Perry, former tea lady at the London Stock Exchange, started living her dream. She found a storefront and opened Tea & Sympathy, an authentic amalgamation of English tea shop, mum's kitchen, and working man's café right in the heart of New York. Anita Naughton was one of her first waitresses, and from day one she kept an anecdotal record of the place, encapsulating the charm, flavor, and enigmatic patrons that are the atmosphere of the restaurant. Together they have created a colorful biography spanning the first decade of this landmark eatery: from the early days, when they kept their meager profits in a teapot, to nowadays, when they keep celebrities (British, American, or otherwise) waiting for a table along with everyone else. Complete with sixty recipes and photographs of food and popular visitors, this is a quintessential taste of England ready to take home. Tea Time Bingo (TEAGO)
Book Of Tea
Author: Annie Perrier-Robert Tea is a beverage with roots all over the globe, from English tearooms to the mountains of Tibet. This exquisitely illustrated volume leads readers on an investigation of the many faces of tea: a mythic plant, a ceremony, the cause of wars (remember the Boston Tea Party), and ultimately one of the world's favorite beverages. The Book of Tea provides a comprehensive history and background of the beloved ritual of tea, providing photographed accounts of tea farming, tea barons and, teatime, and capturing the various tastes and nuances of teas from around the world. This book acts as both a guide to the appreciation of tea and a travel guide to the regions responsible for the production of tea, including Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. Anyone who loves tea will be delighted by the chance to delve into the magnificent photography and descriptive writing of The Book of Tea. Tea: A Cultural History from Around the World
Author: Ed S. Milton These fascinating international histories of coffee, tea, wine, and olive oil celebrate some of the most widely used foods in the world. Lush four-color images bring to life the amazing stories, remarkable facts, and historical uses of these staples. These chronicles cover the cultivation of these plants and the uses of their leaves and fruits in food, medicine, and rituals from the dawn of civilization to today. Ed S. Milton has been a freelance journalist and ghostwriter for many years. He has also worked as an editor and production coordinator in a number of publishing houses. He lives in New York City.
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