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THE GREEN TEA
USER'S MANUAL
THE GREEN TEA USER'S MANUAL - Clarkson N. Potter December 2001. This small book (112 pages, hard cover) presents a good basic and general introduction to tea. It is particularly focused on green tea and how to best prepare it. An excellent introduction to the subject, and well worth a look.

COOKING WITH GREEN TEA
COOKING WITH GREEN TEA - Avery Penguin 2000. If you like green tea and wonder how to use it in cooking, then this is the book for you! Containing around 50 different recipes, most of the dishes are quick & easy to prepare, with the added bonus of being delicious! Green tea has long been a feature in regional Chinese cuisine, and this book makes some of the many recipes more widely accessible.

THE BOOK OF GREEN TEA
THE BOOK OF GREEN TEA - Storey Books December 1998 Diana Rosen has written several books on tea and this one contains a useful summary of green tea recipies, history, health benefits and general information, which will be of interest to any tea lover. Not an "in depth" book by any means, but its 160 pages contain a lot of useful & interesting information.

THE GREEN TEA BOOK
THE GREEN TEA BOOK by Lester A Mitscher and Victoria Dolby - Avery New York 1998. This 186 page soft cover book was published in 1998 and is a useful source of information about the extensive scientific research which has been undertaken into the health benefits of tea, particularly green tea. The lead author is a Professor of Medical Chemistry at Kansas University, and also holds a position as Intersearch Professor at the Victorian School of Pharmacy at prestigious Monash University, Australia. This book contains an extensive bibliography and would be of particular interest to readers wishing to undertake further reading of more detailed nature into the chemistry of tea. The book contains chapters on such topics as Anti-oxidants, Cancer Prevention, and A Cup a Day Keeps the Dentist Away, and is full of interesting facts and figures about tea which are not widely known. A detailed, if rather technical explanation of the latest scientific research into Green Tea.

GREEN TEA: NATURAL ...
GREEN TEA - NATURAL SECRET FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE by Nadine Taylor Kensington Books 1998. A small format 180 page soft cover book written by dietitian Nadine Taylor. This book has a reasonably extensive bibliography, and is written for the general reader. It explains in an easy to understand manner the various types of green tea and how to prepare them. One criticism of this book is that the description of the Chinese green tea categories is outdated. Nevertheless, a useful general introduction to green tea, the book even contains a chapter of green tea Informative, easy to read general introduction to Green tea.

CHEMISTRY & APPLICATIONS
OF GREEN TEA
CHEMISTRY & APPLICATIONS OF GREEN TEA edited by Takehiko Yamamoto et al; CRC Press NY 1997. For the reader with a scientific bent, this 160 page hard-back contains a wealth of information gleaned from extensive studies by Japanese scientists. Not for the general reader, this book is nevertheless an important contribution to our knowledge of the chemical interactions between the human body and the compounds found in green tea. Being a Japanese production, the green tea referred to in particular studies is Japanese green tea, however the results are applicable to all green teas. Includes some colour plates, among them a cross-section of a rats tooth showing the beneficial effects of green tea in inhibiting tooth decay! The book was published in 1997 and includes such fascinating topics as Chapter 5 Cancer Chemoprevention by Green Tea Polyphenols and Chapter 13 Green Tea Extract as a Remedy for Diarrhoea in Farm Raised Calves - in other words, everything you always wanted to know about green tea but were afraid to ask! For those interested in the science of Green Tea.