The Empire of Tea : The Remarkable History of the Plant That Took Over the World Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1983) Dolls: red or black

Dolls: red or black

immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse in the contemporary United States

Number of Pages: 274

Kissinger is also the author of On China

the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies

The Empire of Tea : The Remarkable History of the Plant That Took Over the World Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1983) Dolls: red or blackFrom Darjeeling to Lapsang Souchon, from India to Japan a fresh, concise, world encompassing exploration of the way tea has shaped politics, culture, and the environment throughout history. From the fourth century BC in China, where it was used as an aid in Buddhist meditation, to the Boston Tea Party in 1773, to its present day role as the most consumed substance on the planet, the humble Camellia plant has had profound effects on civilization.