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I really liked this tea book, which is almost unique in my reading experience in that it does not much deal with the subjective sensual aspects of tea- meaning personal discussions about the tastes of tea, the visual experience of tea as usually seen in what could be called the 'tea porn' of colour photos, nor too much about the tea implements that occupy such a large place in many tea lovers' hearts. Those things all have their place but the strength of this book, and I read it right through almost without pause & thoroughly entertained the whole way, is that it is a well written and studiously well researched cultural and commercial history of tea. The authors' knowledgeable backgrounds in Asian studies, essential for a meaningful book of this type, comes through as effectively as their day to day western (British) experiences- they bring together the two sides of the tea drinking world. And I didn't mean to slight the visual side of this volume- the book is very well illustrated. The True History of Tea is as informative and entertaining as you could want in one volume and, as the saying goes, it should find a prominent place on any tea lover's book shelf.Get more detail about The True History of Tea.