Review: EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE.  I LEARNED STUFF AND THAT IS A GOOD THING!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2012
What a nicely done and informative little e-book this one is!  I am a tea lover as is my wife and we have been drinking and brewing the stuff all over the world since we were just puppies and first married (that was 50 years ago).  In addition to brewing and drinking we also read about tea and talk tea amongst ourselves and friends.  I tell you this for the simple reason that I want you to know that I (we) did not just fall off the back of the turnip wagon when it comes to tea.This book could be what I classified as a "seed" book; a book that gives a lot of information in a relatively small space, yet at the same time is not the beginning and end of all tea books.  This is a good thing though in my book.  The author has given us some tantalizing facts and made many astute observations and  the information she has shared has stimulated me to do a lot of further research of the subject; a new project!  What more could I want?The content of this work has been broken down into nice little short chapters as follows:The History and Legends of TeaThe Culture and RitualsTea Growing and ProcessingThe Blending and Grading ProcessTeas of the WorldTisanes or Herbal TeasTea and HealthSelecting Tea for a Particular Time of DayMatching Tea with FoodHow to Brew the Perfect Cup of TeaThe text is simple, direct, to the point and is easy to follow.  The book is filled with wonderful little tea facts that are simply delightful.  The author has approached her work using a conversational mode in reference to her writing and you get the feeling as you read that you are setting across the tea table form her as she talks.  I like this.  There are no pretenses here; something that turns me off quite quickly in this sort of work.  She has a story, per se, to tell and she tells it.Now much of the information I found in this book I did indeed already know.  Hey, when you live as long as I have you pick-up information through simple osmosis - despite yourself.  On the other hand, I came across a number of facts that I was unaware of.  Any day you can learn something new; well, that is a good day.Don BlankenshipThe Ozarks