false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176160843m/599523.jpg 599523 1 This social and historical exploration traces the history of sugarcane from its home in New Guinea to Shakespeare's England. Fascinating sugar lore and anecdotes are included, such as how Queen Elizabeth I became so partial to hippocras (mulled wine), sugared almonds, and pastilles that her teeth turned completely black. Explored are the political and sociological impacts of sugar on the world and the tremendous riches available to the unscrupulous few who grew and sold it. The days of manual processing are described, when fortunes were built on the backbreaking labor of slaves. The resulting wars and geopolitical shifts that have shaped the modern world are discussed in detail. A note from the author, April 30, 2008: my Australian publisher has entered into an agreement with www.wowio.com to market this title as a free e-book, with a royalty paid from advertising revenue to the publisher and author. At the moment, this version is only available within the US and to US military. There is also a 'print-on-demand' version available from Amazon. 586144 1 5 2003 Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar total:10|5:3|4:4|3:2|2:1|1:0| 10 39 35 2 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 08 05:45:30 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 06:04:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Sep 19 17:11:14 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 17:12:55 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Nov 23 22:36:26 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 22:36:26 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Wed Nov 11 09:42:58 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:42:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 01:29:05 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 01:29:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 11:25:46 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 11:25:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 02:05:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 02:05:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 09:54:21 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:54:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 02 07:53:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:53:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 23:29:45 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 23:30:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 11:37:19 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 11:37:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 06:52:23 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:52:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 24 07:26:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 07:26:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 10:47:48 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 10:47:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Feb 22 12:39:54 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 12:40:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 04 07:33:33 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:33:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 09:20:30 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 09:20:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 20:07:15 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 23:03:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 12:39:31 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 12:50:37 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Dec 28 17:47:43 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:47:43 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=599523