James Norwood Pratt -- America's Tea Sage

"No pleasure is simpler, no luxury cheaper, no consciousness altering substance more benign," says James Norwood Pratt, one of the world's leading authorities on tea and tea lore. The first edition of this book, published a generation ago, is a classic that sparked a Tea Renaissance in America that is still growing today. No one is more knowledgeable or passionate than Norwood when it comes to tea, and his nearly thirty years of devoted exploration inform this greatly amplified and updated edition.

If you would like to read the prologue from the book select the link below:
View Prologue from New Tea Lover's Treasury

What others have said about the New Tea Lover's Treasury:

“…probably the best single book on tea available on the market. It is a slim volume that instructs both novice and connoisseur alike. Written in an entertaining, discussive style with enough common sense knowledge and practicality to be a beginner’s guide, it is filled with anecdotes and history enough to make a connoisseur proud. Norwood Pratt’s New Treasury is probably the only book on tea you need, if you want only one." —Darrell Corti “A Tea Book for Your Library” in Corti Bros. Catalog (Winter 2001)

Norwood Pratt's book about tea ‘The New Tea Lover’s Treasury’, is written so deftly in its heady combination of learning and pure love, that its pages will cheer us long after what's in the cup is cold and stale." -- M.F.K. Fisher, from her Introduction to the first edition.

"...as entertaining as it is informative and useful ... Who would have thought that the cup that cheers' could have had such a wicked history?' -- Gerald Asher, Gourmet

"His book, ‘The New Tea Lover’s Treasury,’ is like the Bible of Tea." -- Devan Shah, CEO of International Tea Importers

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James Norwood Pratt's Tea Dictionary 

What others have said about James Norwood Pratt

“Norwood is the number one or number two person in this tea revolution. No one has the knowledge he has, and he’s able to put it in writing which is magnificent.” -- John Harney, founder of Harney & Sons Fine Teas

"Norwood’s ability to share and even project his own love of tea makes him the perfect spokesperson for all that is happening in the burgeoning U.S. tea industry." -- Bruce Richardson, owner of Elmwood Inn Fine Teas

"Parts historian, connoisseur, and world-traveller…he has carved out a reputation as the consummate spokesman for US tea consumers. His wit and dedication to the beverage have helped spread the gospel of tea to tens of thousands of people." --  Michelle Williams, profiling him as "The Renaissance man of the tea industry" in Fresh Cup magazine's "1999 Tea Almanac"

Purchase a copy of either book here:

You can order an autographed copy of The New Tea Lover's Treasury or the Tea Dictionary directly from Mr. Pratt here on this web site. He will be happy to inscribe a copy to you or to a friend as directed.

The total price is:
$30.00 per copy of The New Tea Lover's Treasury
$100.00 per copy of the Tea Dictionary
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The total price is $30.00 per book including shipping,for The New Tea Lover's Treasury.  This book is also available through your favorite tea room or from Mr. Pratt directly at his book signings and special appearances.

The total price is $100.00 per book including shipping,for James Norwood Pratt's Tea Dictionary.  This book is available only through this web site.

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