Hot Tea Month

A relaxing cup of tea is a soothing way to improve your health, lighten your mood, increase your metabolism, or boost your energy. Discover the many different types of tea; the use of tea as medicine throughout history; and get advise on using tea in cooking and creating natural beauty products.

From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history.

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the

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"How to Make Tea provides an in-depth look at the art and science behind making the perfect cup of tea. Learn about the chemistry of tea; how to choose the best leaf; the correct way to infuse to achieve the perfect flavor; and what essential tools and methods are needed for brewing the most delicious cup at home."--Back cover.

In bestselling author Kate Kingsbury's Misty Bay Tea Room series debut, the proprietress of a British-style tea shop must draw on her love for mystery novels to sleuth a murder.
Vivian Wainwright is living her dream. The middle-aged widow owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a quaint, English-accented shop on the Oregon coast. But on the eve of the tearoom's second anniversary, the dream turns nightmarish when a man falls to his death from a hotel...

This work provides a guide to the history and production of tea, equipage and advice on preparing and brewing tea. It includes a directory of countries, with each entry featuring a map which shows the tea growing regions. Each tea featured is illustrated with three colour photographs showing the dried leaf, the leaf after infusion, and the colour of the liquor. The flavour and colour characteristics are given with brewing hints and drinking recommendations....

"A guide offering concise, authoritative advice on understanding, buying, and enjoying the six classes of tea, with identification and location photography throughout"--Provided by publisher.