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The True History of Chocolate(3rd Edition)
by Sophie Dobzhansky Coe, Michael D. Coe
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2013 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29068-2, ISBN: 0-500-29068-7

"“A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. It begins some 4,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex pro ..."

The True History of Chocolate(2nd Edition)
(Second Edition)
by Sophie Dobzhansky Coe, Michael D. Coe
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2007 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28696-8, ISBN: 0-500-28696-5

""A beautifully written...and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from Olmecs to present-day developments."—Chocolatier. This delightful and best-selling tale of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. The story begins some 3,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, ..."

The True History of Chocolate(1st Edition)
by Michael D. Coe, Sophie Dobzhansky Coe
Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 1996 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-01693-0, ISBN: 0-500-01693-3

"This tale of one of the world's favourite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socio-economics and culinary history to present a complete history of chocolate. The story begins some 3000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the tree "Theobroma cacao" and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed, traded and used as currency by th ..."

America's First Cuisines(1st Edition)
by Sophie Dobzhansky Coe, Sophia Coe
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71159-4, ISBN: 0-292-71159-X

"After long weeks of boring, perhaps spoiled sea rations, one of the first things Spaniards sought in the New World undoubtedly was fresh food. Probably they found the local cuisine strange at first, but soon they were sending American plants and animals around the world, eventually enriching the cuisine of many cultures. Drawing on original accounts by Europeans and native Americans, this pioneering work offers the first detailed descri ..."