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Tea & Sympathy: the life of an English tea shop in New York Anita Naughton In 1990, Nicola Perry opened an authentic English tea shop and restaurant in the heart of New York. Ms. Naughton, one of the first waitresses in the shop, has created a biography of the first ten years of the shop including recipes, photos of food and visitors. Non-F 641.5 Nau The Afternoon Tea Book Michael Smith Chef, food historian, and consultant to the PBS series “Upstairs, Downstairs”, Mr. Smith describes every aspect of the teatime ritual. The history of tea, instructions for making and serving tea, and recipes are included. Non-F 641.53 Smi
Tea with Jane Austin Tea figured prominently in Jane Austin’s life and work. Starting with Tea in the Morning and ending with Tea in the Evening, each chapter focuses on tea at different times of the day and in different settings and covers recipes, history, and excerpts from Austin’s novels and letters. Non-F 823.7 Wil A History of the World in Six Glasses Tom Standage World history, from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, as seen through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, cola, and tea. Each drink is used to show the interactions between cultures and civilizations. Non-F 394.12 Sta Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terror and Build Nations – One School at a Time. Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Ill after an unsuccessful bid to climb K2 in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks in a small Pakistani village; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Non-F 371.822 Mor The Fortune-Telling Book: Reading Crystal Balls, Tea Leaves, Playing Cards, and Everyday Omens of Love and Luck Gillian Kemp Ever wondered what good things the future will bring? What’s next for your love life, your career? Look into your crystal ball with the help of this handbook for aspiring fortune-tellers that shows you how to develop your sixth sense and to glimpse your future or that of others. Non-F 133.3 Kem Tea: Addiction, Exploration, and Empire Roy Moxham The story of how Britain’s desire for tea worked with its desire for empire and how this affected the world. Moxham’s searing history of the commodity that has for centuries been so important for England’s economy provides plenty of food for thought to go with that next cup of tea. Non-F 382.4 Mox
Where to Take Tea: A Guide to Britain’s Best Tearooms A guide to over 50 places to take tea around Britain including London, York, Bath, Edinburgh, Cambridge, the Lake District, and Cotswolds. Featured places range from small, family-run farms, top city hotels, and the world famous Fortnum & Masons. Includes the history of tea-its origins, uses, and traditions. Non-F 914.1 Coh
Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West Beatrice Hohenegger This lively, exhaustive survey of the history and politics of tea travels from ancient Asia to 15th century Europe to present day concerns about fair trade and organic farming. Focusing on the drink’s most enthusiastic supporters, the Chinese and the British, she uses tea to tell no less than the “story of the traumatic encounter and clash of cultures between East and West.” Non-F 394.12 Hon The Empire Tea: The Remarkable History of the Plant that Took Over the World Alan Macfarlane and Iris Macfarlane Iris Macfarlane, a tea planter’s wife, lived on a tea estate in Assam, India, for 20 years. She gives a moving account of her futile attempts to better the lives of the Assamese laborers, followed by the history of tea and the medical benefits and the effects of tea. The story comes full circle in the final chapters, which concentrate on the hardships and of the “coolies” who labored to harvest and process tea under the control of their rapacious British overlords. Non-F 641.337 Mac The Tea House on Mulberry Street Sharon Owens Set in a run down tea house in Belfast Ireland, this is the story of a group of flawed locals who come to the shop to escape their lives and partake in the cherry cheesecake. F Owe; CD F Owe Chamomile Mourning Laura Childs When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning finds herself unexpectedly facing a dead body atop her special cake baked for the Spoleto festival, she is forced to brew up an investigation. Part of the on-going Tea Shop Mysteries, Childs serves up intrigue, adventure, along with ideas and recipes for entertaining with tea. M F Chi Nursery Tea and Poison Anne Morice Tessa Crichton, wife of Scotland Yard detective Robin Price is expecting a quiet weekend visiting her godmother in Herefordshire. Before her visit is done, two people are dead and she narrowly escapes the same fate. With a little help from her husband, she unravels the many clues and puzzles to solve the case. M F Mor The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Douglas Adams When the passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, it is deemed an act of God. Holistic detective Dirk Gently wonders what God? And what is God doing hanging around the airport waiting to catch the 3:37 to Oslo? Another mystery of the universe to be solved by the super sleuth. Filled with all the humor you would expect from Adams. SF F Ada Tea with Mussolini Semi-autobiographical tale from the life of director Franco Zeffirelli, this is the story of a boy being raised by an Englishwomen, part of an English community in Florence in pre-fascist Italy. Video F Tea
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