Introduction to Ben's Book Search Project

Welcome to Ben's book search! In this Blogger post, I will be talking about all the books that I picked for my book search. The first book that I picked is called, Tennis Origins and mysteries, by Malcolm D. Whitman, and this book talks about when tennis began and how it came to be. The second book that I picked is called, The True History of Chocolate, by Sophie and Michael Coe, and this book is about, when chocolate came to be, how it became popularized in Europe, and then commercialized, all over the world. The third book that I picked for my book search is called, The Sushi Economy, by Sasha Issenberg, and this book talks about, the economy of sushi, and how a small product of Japan, as become such a popular food all around the world. The next book that I picked is called, Vanilla Orchids, by Ken Cameron, and this book talks about how vanilla is the worlds most popular fragrance, and flavor, and how it came to be. The fifth both that I picked is called, For All The Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Most Favorite Drink, by Sarah Rose, and this book is about how England took tea from China and India, and made it their own product to make profits from. The sixth book that I picked is called Gold, by Matthew Hart, and this book talks about how gold has always been a really huge thing, and how it has become a huge corporate thing now. The next book that I picked is called, History of Watched, by David Thompson, and this book is about watches have always been a huge thing from the beginning, and how they really have developed today. The eighth book that I picked is called, Salt: A World History, by Mark Kurlansky, and this book talks about how salt affected the history of the world, and that is has been around for ever. The next book that I read is called, Spice: The History of Temptation, by Jack Turner, and this book is about the history of spices, when they were found, and the trade of spice. Last but not least, that tenth book that I picked is called, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol, by Lain Gately, and this book talks about alcohol has been around sine the Mesopotamians, and that it has and has had a huge affect on our history. So those are the ten books that I have chosen to my book search on.