Plots have been hatched, blood spilled, and governments toppled to keep your mug filled with fresh espresso. It may seem like just a drink, but coffee's journey from the highlands of Ethiopia to the streets of every town in the country links alchemy and anthropology, poetry and politics, science and slavery. In this thought-provoking exposé, Antony Wild explores coffee's dismal colonial past, its perilous corporate present, and the environmental destruction which could limit its future, revealing the shocking exploitation at the heart of the industry.