“The Monk from Mocha” by Dave Eggers is a real-events story of devotion to one’s craft, daring, and the secrets of coffee—by the author of the cult novel “The Circle.” The young Yemeni man Mohtar had a dream. Mohtar grew up in poverty, in San Francisco, where he is 24 and works at a hotel with no real future prospects. But one day he read about a stunning, adventure-filled story of coffee—coffee that in his homeland of Yemen had been cultivated 500 years earlier. Mohtar returns home to learn the secrets of this traditional art, dreaming of bringing Yemeni coffee to America. But he gets trapped: a civil war engulfs the country, bombs fall on Yemen. Mohtar’s dream of a coffee business turns into a desire to survive and to help everyone he meets survive. Inspiring and empowering, the novel “The Monk from Mocha” tells how the irrational burning of passion, resourcefulness, and love for people conquer fear and help you move forward.