I thought this book was a decent read, and the author definitely knows how to entertain and pique people's interest. But this book seems to have been targeted to the wrong audience or placed in the wrong genre.

Clearly it's travel writing. It's the story of a guy who toured the earth in search of the ultimate buzz. I just wish the author, and/or his publisher, had realized that. This book would have gotten a lot more readers, and fewer complaints about lack of citations or scientific merit, if it had been titled "Journeys of the Mind: Across the world in serach of the ultimate buzz" (or something like that but a little less cheesy), and shelved next to the Lonely Planet guides. If he'd continued on in this theme, adding discussions of a few more drugs and adding another hundred pages or so, TONS of crunchy granola types would pick it up, anticipating long waits in Indian train stations and long days on Thai beaches.

Chris Kilham is clearly not a scientist or a health care professional. People looking for the hard-nosed opinions of such people shouldn't be looking at his book. He's an adventurer and an entertainer. His writing reads like a show on the Discovery Channel, and is clearly intended for people whose interest in science goes little deeper than the Discovery Channel.

This lively book is fun to read and will supply you with a lot of interesting factoids on its assortment of topics. Chris Kilham writes interestingly and well, and one's attention is riveted to his stories and opinions. The biggest problem with this book is that there are no footnotes and no endnotes. Kilham offers a lot of stunning notions, but does not cite his sources. For example, in his chapter on decaf, in his view "coffee interruptus," he asserts that the rate of suicide is higher among drinkers of decaf than drinkers of caffeinated coffee. Citation, please!

Read this book for its stimulating opinions and lively patter and a sort of pop-sci approach to its subjects. According to its author, this book is intended as a reference work. It's fun to page through, but in order to be a convincing reference work it needs the added muscle of citations and a bibliography.

Although there is a good variety of coffeehouses described , I expected the authors to be more critical. A guide is only useful when it gives people who read it hints and advice on what to choose. In this book there was a mere description , and not a detailed one , of the coffee houses. Furthermore , I think that an edition with some photos of some of the coffeeouses would make the book even more interesting

This books tells a story based on an account from Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband John Adams during the revolutionary period. It is in simple English and an emerging reader could read this.

A greedy store owner in Boston holds back his stores of goods until there are shortages and then raises his prices higher than other merchants' prices. The women in the community are busy sewing shirts for the men who are away fighting as soldiers in the American revolution. The community feeling is that the greedy merchant is being unpatriotic and not pulling with the community, but rather using the tides of war to enrich himself. So the women take action and force him to open his stores of coffee to them, to which they help themselves without payment at all.

I like the book for telling a story that is historical, shows some of the difficulties of war, and portrays women as doers and solvers. I'm somewhat troubled by the actions of the women, which in everyday life would be considered criminal.

This book is recommended as a core curriculum book. It could provide a very good basis for discussion; but I wouldn't want my child reading it without having some thinking talk afterwards.

An amusing read. Something to kill a little time over a mocha latte on a rainy day and leave behind for a tip if the barista is cute.

This is a good book for cooks who have some expertise in baking.
Yes, the instructions are clear, easy to follow BUT after trying the Blueberry Orange Coffeecake, I am not sure if all these recipes were adequately tested.
The problem with that coffeecake is I followed the instructions to a T and the cake turned out to be a disaster. It was gummy gummy gummy. Why? I suspect there was a misprint in the number of eggs: The recipe called for 5 eggs (this is for a 10-inch bundt cake); I remember thinking to myself -- gosh, that's a lot of eggs for one little cake. Well, it was.
So, I had to throw out a cake that I had made with fine ingredients (french butter etc etc). From this point on, I don't trust the other recipes, even though others I tried turned out OK (although all her cakes turn out with a slightly dense texture)

If you are looking for coffee cakes that you could get at Grandma's house, here it is. This book covers all of the basics, crumb cakes, tea loafs, fruit cakes, and just about every variety of coffee cake imaginable. This book does not have any photos or illustrations, but the directions are straight forward. Everything is very simple to prepare, and many of the cakes can be made with ingredents that are in most any well stocked pantry. Also it features a nice little selection of butters and spreads to put on those fresh warm slices of cake, mmmm. very nice!

This worth looking for at this wonderful price. It was only $4.95 when first published! Can you believe it?

Over 200 delicious tested recipes for foods & beverages will delight coffee lovers. Coffee Mousse, Barbecue Spareribs (huh?), Mocha Fudge and more main dishes, desserts and candies make this a worthwhile purchase even though it was a best-selling cookbook back in 1978 and reflects that time.

A section on beans, blends & basics explains the coffee harvest, roast, blends, grinds and how to measure coffee. There is a picture of a coffee maker my mother had in the 70's. It was worth seeing it again, although it has long since been tossed out.

The use of leftover breakfast coffee was an interesting idea. Iced Coffee Continental is similar to a "Granita", but the ice cubes are used whole. If you have a bottle of instant coffee you can enjoy making a Mocha Mix with milk powder and cinnamon. Similar to those mixes we just buy, but better for you if you don't use the nondairy creamer they call for.

If you haven't considered the possibilities of adding coffee to main-dish meals, you will find some very creative ideas.

A rare treat is the recipe for Swedish Coffeecake,. Pistachio Charlotte (Totally impress your guests with this one if you can find lady fingers. You can order them online just by the way and you also can use them in tiramisu.) and Raspberry Parfaits. The Java Spice cake is a moist, subtly flavored cake with a smooth coffee frosting and also graces the cover.

Hungry yet? A section on cookies completes the book with not a biscotti in sight. Good thing we already have a recipe for those!

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Easy and quick recipes for newly diagnosed diabetics or anyone wishing to monitor their carbohydrate and fat intake. Useful food exchange and serving size information for each item.

I bought the cookbook being a big fan of coffeehouses and of Kansas City but this book did not do either justice. I tried several of the recipes, following exactly, and they simply were nothing that a coffeehouse could serve and retain customers! Some good information and references, but disappointing recipes and/or editing of the recipes.