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Anna Daisy Clark turned the half-million dollars she found on graduation day into a thriving chain of coffee houses and is engaged to a handsome coffee grower. Annie is returning the money to the bank from which it was stolen, but she is faced with a determined detective and an irate thief.
2) Black gold
Publisher
California Newsreel
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"After oil, coffee is the most actively traded commodity in the world with $80 billion in retail sales. But for every $3 cup of coffee, a coffee farmer receives only 3 cents. Most of the money goes to the middlemen, especially the four giant conglomerates which control the coffee market. Tracing the path of the coffee consumed each day to the farmers who produce the beans, Black Gold asks us to 'wake up and smell the coffee', to face the unjust conditions...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The Akha hill Tribe of Thailand has a long, tumultuous history. Politics, economics, and land development consistently worked against the Akha's desire to move away from their dependency on opium production and create a stable future for their children. That all changed in 2006 when prominent businessman John Darch met with entrepreneur Wicha Promyong. Their meeting resulted in the establishment of an equal partnership business venture that goes...
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Series
Special report volume 464
Publisher
United States Institute of Peace
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English