The Monk of Mokha

Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco as the son of Yemeni immigrants. At age twenty-four, unable to pay for college, he works as a doorman until a chance encounter awakens his interest in coffee and its rich history in Yemen. Reinventing himself, he sets out to learn about coffee cultivation, roasting, and importing. He travels to Yemen and visits farms in every corner of the country. And he is on the verge of success when civil war engulfs Yemen in 2015. From the bestselling author of "The Circle".