The Taste of Many Mountains
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The global coffee trade is a collision between the rich world and the poor world.
A group of graduate students is about to experience that collision head-on.
Angela, Alex, Rich, and Sofi a bring to their summer research project in Guatemala more than their share of grad-school baggage—along with clashing ideas about poverty and globalization. But as they follow the trail of coffee beans from the Guatemalan peasant grower to the American coffee drinker, what unfolds is not only a stunning research discovery, but an unforgettable journey of personal challenge and growth.
Based on an actual research project on fair trade coffee funded by USAID, The Taste of Many Mountains is a brilliantly-staged novel about the global economy in which University of San Francisco economist Bruce Wydick examines the realities of the coffee trade from the perspective of young researchers struggling to understand the chasm between the world's rich and poor.
"Wydick's first novel is brewed perfectly—full of rich body with double-shots of insight." —Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado, President and CEO of Compassion International
"This wonderfully enlightening book describes the Mayan culture in Guatemala and some of the sufferings these people have survived." —CBA Retailers + Resources
Includes Reading Group Guide
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Bruce Wydick. (2014). The Taste of Many Mountains. Thomas Nelson.
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The global coffee trade is a collision between the rich world and the poor world.
A group of graduate students is about to experience that collision head-on.
Angela, Alex, Rich, and Sofi a bring to their summer research project in Guatemala more than their share of grad-school baggage—along with clashing ideas about poverty and globalization. But as they follow the trail of coffee beans from the Guatemalan peasant grower to the American coffee drinker, what unfolds is not only a stunning research discovery, but an unforgettable journey of personal challenge and growth.
Based on an actual research project on fair trade coffee funded by USAID, The Taste of Many Mountains is a brilliantly-staged novel about the global economy in which University of San Francisco economist Bruce Wydick examines the realities of the coffee trade from the perspective of young researchers struggling to understand the chasm between the world's...
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A group of graduate students is about to experience that collision head-on.
Angela, Alex, Rich, and Sofi a bring to their summer research project in Guatemala more than their share of grad-school baggage—along with clashing ideas about poverty and globalization. But as they follow the trail of coffee beans from the Guatemalan peasant grower to the American coffee drinker, what unfolds is not only a stunning research discovery, but an unforgettable journey of personal challenge and growth.
Based on an actual research project on fair trade coffee funded by USAID, The Taste of Many Mountains is a brilliantly-staged novel about the global economy in which University of San Francisco economist Bruce Wydick examines the realities of the coffee trade from the perspective of young researchers struggling to understand the chasm between the world's rich and poor.
"Wydick's first novel is brewed perfectly—full of rich body with double-shots of insight." —Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado, President and CEO of Compassion International
"This wonderfully enlightening book describes the Mayan culture in Guatemala and some of the sufferings these people have survived." —CBA Retailers + Resources
Includes Reading Group Guide
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September 1, 2014
Four graduate students travel to Guatemala to study the effects of fair trade vs. free trade on coffee growers and poverty. Their task is to follow a bag of coffee beans from the impoverished grower in Guatemala to the rich java drinker in the United States. Angela, one of the students, also sees this as an opportunity to learn about the culture of her native country, as she was adopted from Guatemala as a baby by an American couple. Much of the book involves minor characters telling stories or discussing economic and historical issues, which interrupts the narrative instead of enhancing it. VERDICT This debut novel that centers on coffee and its role in economic policy conflicts treats readers to a lot of economic theory, complete with professional jargon. While there are some compelling episodes involving the students' work and Central American culture, this rather dry work from University of San Francisco economics professor Wydick does not have wide appeal.--Margaret Bentley, Shiawassee Dist. Lib., Owosso, MI
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