The Birth of Coffee (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Birth of Coffee is a transmedia project which includes a book of words and images, a photographic exhibit, and a web site. It focuses on the people worldwide who grow and produce coffee. The project illustrates how coffee - combined with the volatile locations where it grows and labor-intensive growing processes - often shapes those peoples' lives. The book, published by Random House, has two components: The first component is 100 black and white photographs by Daniel Lorenzetti, which were toned by using coffee. The second component is narrative text by Linda Rice Lorenzetti. She addresses the social and historical impact of the coffee trade on producing nations, as well as on the people who grow it. The Birth of Coffee exhibition is composed of 40 original gelatin silver prints, selected from the book, complemented by the author's narrative text. To date, it has exhibited in 14+ U.S. cities, with audiences estimated at 500,000.