God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect CoffeeCan a cup of coffee reveal the face of God? Can it become the holy grail of modern day knights errant who brave hardship and peril in a relentless quest for perfection? Can it change the world? These questions are not rhetorical. When highly prized coffee beans sell at auction for $50, $100, or $150 a pound wholesale (and potentially twice that at retail), anything can happen. In God in a Cup, journalist and late blooming adventurer Michaele Weissman

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John Irving

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Statistical inquiry

20/20 Hindsight

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