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  By: Mary
Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
2008
Finalist IACP Cookbook Awards
2008 Finalist James Beard Foundation Book Awards
 ► Autographed
Copies ◄
Our book is available nationwide from independent
booksellers, national booksellers and on-line mechants
such as Amazon.com. Autographed, first-edition copies are
available through us for the price of $29.95.
A beautiful and
authoritative book, The Story of Tea: A Cultural
History and Drinking Guide provides a sweeping tour
through the history, art, and lore of tea, examining every
aspect of tea production and consumption. The book
features a connoisseur’s guide to tea; an encyclopedia of
tea varietals; guidelines for selecting, storing and
brewing tea; the newest research on the healthful benefits
of drinking tea; the latest news on organic production;
and ten recipes.
 ►Our
Pledge to Mercy Corps◄
In 2007 and 2008, we
will donate 2% of proceeds from our in store and online sales of The Story
of Tea to Mercy Corps to assist with their
humanitarian work with tea growers in Darjeeling and
Assam, India. Through their Tazo Tea Company funded
CHAI program,
Mercy Corps is collaborating to bring clean water,
economic opportunity and technical training to isolated
villages, helping families to pull themselves out of
poverty.
Reviews:
“An engaging historical
and cultural study, this quide is geared toward both
novice and consummate consumers intrigued by the world’s
2,000-year-old tea habit.”
-
Publishers Weekly
"An
absolutely exhaustive yet readable study, the Heiss's
Story of Tea is at once the best and only book you'll ever
need on the subject."
--Michael Rogers, Library Journal Xpress.
“A
comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to tea history,
lore, cultivation and appreciation.”
- The New
York Times, October 2007
“For more than
seventy-five years, William H. Ukers’s All About Tea has
generally been considered the bible of the tea
industry—that is, up until now.
THE STORY OF TEA is a sweeping treatise that will serve as
required reading for generations of tea professionals and
consumers seeking to expand their knowledge.”
- JOSEPH P SIMRANY,
president of The Tea Association of the USA
“THE STORY OF TEA is an
extraordinary volume, a compellingly good read with
stunning photography. As a tea enthusiast wanting to share
my fervor with others,
I am especially grateful for the glossary of lyrical and
evocative yet authoritative terminology. Thank you, Mary
Lou and Robert, for creating such a comprehensive and
delightful book.”
- ELIZABETH ANDOH,
author of
Washoku: Recipes from a Japanese Home Kitchen
“Mary Lou and Robert J.
Heiss take on tea in all of its multilayered complexity.
Encompassing history and modernity, fact and lore, they
have laid out as complete a book on the tea plant and
beverage as has been published in many years.
The firsthand experiences shared in this work underpin
their obvious love for all things tea, all around the
world.”
- ELIOT JORDAN,
director of tea for
Peet’s Coffee and Tea
From the
moment I first laid eyes on the manuscript of “The Story
of Tea ”
by Mary Lou and Bob Heiss, I knew it was extraordinary. No
other book, to my knowledge, has contained as much
fascinating and detailed information with chapters titled
“The History of Tea”, “Life of a Tea Bush”, “Journeying
Along the Tea Trail”, “An Encyclopedia of Tea“ and”
Brewing the Perfect Cup”. The book is now in stores and
available via the internet. Even through their writing,
the Heiss’ communicate their enthusiasm and passion.
- NINA SIMONDS, author of Spices
of Life
“Here is the first truly
comprehensive cultural history of tea, from its
cultivation and manufacture to the politics, ethics, and
aesthetics of its drinking—all conveyed with deep
knowledge and a passion that captures the romance of this
extraordinary leaf. THE STORY OF TEA belongs on every
library shelf and kitchen counter.”
- DARRA GOLDSTEIN,
editor-in-chief of
Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture
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