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Coffee Crazy: 140 "Aha!" Coffee Moments from the Conference Room, to the Cafe, to the Kitchen
In his book Coffee Crazy, Robert Galinsky captures the communal nature of what grabbing a cup of coffee means. Written by Galinsky, and crowdsourced from the mindset of an entire rabid fanbase, Galinsky encapsulates the passion of generations of coffee lovers in a single cup-sized book that can be enjoyed with a cuppa of your favorite blend.
Coffee Crazy taps into the current zeitgeist and excitement associated with social media and the coffee frenzy that has fueled global coffee culture. From families, foodies, entrepreneurs, celebrities, corporate executives, to thought leaders, this book explores the millions of personalities inspired by caffeine and crema to dream about the next big idea in corporate break rooms, cafes, restaurants, or home dining rooms. It shows that coffee can be a medium for powerful positive social interactions and aspirations, and a magnificent and intimate way to connect and relate to others.
Coffee Crazy taps into the current zeitgeist and excitement associated with social media and the coffee frenzy that has fueled global coffee culture. From families, foodies, entrepreneurs, celebrities, corporate executives, to thought leaders, this book explores the millions of personalities inspired by caffeine and crema to dream about the next big idea in corporate break rooms, cafes, restaurants, or home dining rooms. It shows that coffee can be a medium for powerful positive social interactions and aspirations, and a magnificent and intimate way to connect and relate to others.
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 5, 2013
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November 15, 2013
Like a lot of people, coffee fuels me and is cooed and fussed over to a degree even I recognise as absurd. The right morning joe and my day is full of promise, but if the brown stuff starts wrong, all is pretty much lost. The only consolation being that almost everyone I know feels the same.
So here's the genius of this attractive, light and easy-to-read compendium of facts and quotes, which is so much easier to pick up than it is to put down. While coffee has a hallowed place in modern life, most of us know embarrassingly little about it - about where it comes from and what it means; about who has thought and said what about it, and why. Author/editor Robert Galinsky has selected the content with humour, wit and a touching love for the subject, meaning that it's likely to play some part in most of my Christmas gifts this year, and to delight its lucky recipients. In short, this is a hugely enjoyable romp through a world we know so much, and yet so little about, but - and this won't surprise coffee aficionados - it contains a high degree of covert wisdom and stuff to make you think. Praise be to the bean!
So here's the genius of this attractive, light and easy-to-read compendium of facts and quotes, which is so much easier to pick up than it is to put down. While coffee has a hallowed place in modern life, most of us know embarrassingly little about it - about where it comes from and what it means; about who has thought and said what about it, and why. Author/editor Robert Galinsky has selected the content with humour, wit and a touching love for the subject, meaning that it's likely to play some part in most of my Christmas gifts this year, and to delight its lucky recipients. In short, this is a hugely enjoyable romp through a world we know so much, and yet so little about, but - and this won't surprise coffee aficionados - it contains a high degree of covert wisdom and stuff to make you think. Praise be to the bean!
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December 5, 2013This book was categorized as “humor,” but it has pretentions to seriousness. If the publisher’s note and forward are any indication, it’s meant almost to be used as a personal spiritual devotional for your own “aha” moments. I think this would be best described as a collection of short poems about coffee. The collection consists of 140 “tweets,” which means the thoughts are 140 characters or less, but this I think, when done well, is a type of modern poetry – and for about half the entries, it is done well. Some of the entries did cause me to chuckle (that’s where the humor classification comes in, I suppose), but many more are earnest, and a few really were quite poetic. I do love coffee, and I love coffee shops, but I guess I don’t love it enough to want to read 140 short poems on the topic over and over again. This might make a decent coffee table book, if it were available in an affordable hardback edition.
Note: I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Note: I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 25, 2013
Y'know, I got a copy of this book for free from Story Cartel, in exchange for an honest review. But really, it's barely a book.
53% of the book is taken up for praise for the book, introductions, table of contents, acknowledgements, platitudes to the author, ads for other companies, and a whole muck of stuff.
The rest is a compilation of coffee-related adages, axioms, quotes and the like. There are a few good ones - I recall chuckling at least once. But most are mediocre and many don't even make sense.
This could've been a very funny book, But after reading it, I'm left with a "meh" feeling ... like I could've spent the ten minutes it took to read doing something more useful, like playing Kindle Chess or clipping my toenails. A missed opportunity.
53% of the book is taken up for praise for the book, introductions, table of contents, acknowledgements, platitudes to the author, ads for other companies, and a whole muck of stuff.
The rest is a compilation of coffee-related adages, axioms, quotes and the like. There are a few good ones - I recall chuckling at least once. But most are mediocre and many don't even make sense.
This could've been a very funny book, But after reading it, I'm left with a "meh" feeling ... like I could've spent the ten minutes it took to read doing something more useful, like playing Kindle Chess or clipping my toenails. A missed opportunity.
December 9, 2013
*** I received a free e-copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased, honest opinion.
I am a serious coffee lover so it was neat to read the 140 quotes (which made up this book) on coffee. Some of the tidbits were quite funny and others were astounding...like how many cups of coffee are downed in the US each day. This is an easy read (or a book to browse through when you have a few minutes) and would make a great coffee table book.
I am a serious coffee lover so it was neat to read the 140 quotes (which made up this book) on coffee. Some of the tidbits were quite funny and others were astounding...like how many cups of coffee are downed in the US each day. This is an easy read (or a book to browse through when you have a few minutes) and would make a great coffee table book.
January 4, 2014
I received a free digital copy from storycartel.com in exchange for a review.
This is a quick read about the power of coffee. Some the entries and quotes were educational. Some humorous. I especially loved the quote by Elvira.
I thought the introduction was a bit long. I felt that it should have been condensed since it seemed to drag on.Overall the book was an insightful read about what coffee can lead to. Most of the quotes ring true
This is a quick read about the power of coffee. Some the entries and quotes were educational. Some humorous. I especially loved the quote by Elvira.
I thought the introduction was a bit long. I felt that it should have been condensed since it seemed to drag on.Overall the book was an insightful read about what coffee can lead to. Most of the quotes ring true
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