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Mark Pendergrast was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, the fourth of seven children in a family that valued civil rights, the environment, sailing, reading, and games of chase and charades. He earned a B.A. in English literature from Harvard, taught high school and elementary school, then went back to Simmons College for a masters in library science and worked as an academic librarian—all the while writing freelance articles for newspapers and magazines. In 1991, he began writing books full time, which allows him to follow his rather eclectic interests.

Pendergrast’s books have been published in 15 languages. For God, Country & Coca-Cola was named a notable book of the year by the New York Times, and Discover Magazine chose Mirror Mirror ...more

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	Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World 3.69 avg rating — 2,873 ratings — published 1999 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It 3.90 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 1993 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service 3.69 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 2010 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City on the Verge: Atlanta and the Fight for America's Urban Future 3.85 avg rating — 270 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mirror Mirror: A History Of The Human Love Affair With Reflection 3.46 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Most Hated Man in America - Jerry Sandusky and the Rush to Judgment 4.45 avg rating — 60 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victims of Memory: Sex Abuse Accusations and Shattered Lives by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author), Melody Gavigan (Foreword by) 4.17 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1995 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memory Warp: How the Myth of Repressed Memory Arose and Refuses to Die 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack and the Bean Soup by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author), Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The “coffee break”—as a phrase and concept—was invented in 1952 by the Pan American Coffee Bureau. It quickly became a part of the language, as”
― Mark Pendergrast, Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

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“When caffeine gets to the receptors first, however, it doesn’t let adenosine do its job. Caffeine doesn’t actively keep us awake—it just blocks the natural mental brake.”
― Mark Pendergrast, Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

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“Whenever there is chaos and disorganization,” Saks observed, “that is the time to make money.”
― Mark Pendergrast, Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World

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