Coffee lovers
Who want to know its journey, its history and the people behind every cup.
A NEW KOLIBRI BOOK
Šálky plné příběhů Radima Kafánka
The journey of a single bean — and of the people who met over it.
Follow the trail of coffee from the Ethiopian highlands and the port of Mocha through the cafés of Europe all the way to today's questions about relationships, markets, technology and care. Mr Radim does not lecture along the way. He notices, he asks — and now and then he lets his coffee go cold, because a good question comes first.
- 90 pages
- A5
- Full-colour watercolours
- Written in Czech
A BOOK THAT DOES NOT STOP AT COFFEE
It begins with coffee. It ends with the question of how to stay human.
In this book coffee is more than a drink. It is a pretext for meeting, a witness to trade, to history and to small domestic silences.
The reader travels with a single bean and gradually discovers that the story of coffee is also the story of people: of their curiosity, their power, their work, their loneliness, their humour and their need to belong to one table.
FIVE PARTS OF ONE JOURNEY
From a bean to relationships that cannot be weighed.
- 1
Coffee is born
Kaldi, the monks, the port of Mocha and the bean's first journey out into the world.
- 2
Coffee conquers the world
Cafés, trade, seafarers and the places where institutions grew out of conversation.
- 3
From bean to cup
The work, the roasting, the preparation and the people without whom no aroma would exist.
- 4
The coffee of today and tomorrow
The world market, Czech café culture and the question of what we are actually buying.
- 5
Coffee and the future of meeting
Generations, artificial intelligence, attention, care and the human measure of things.
OPEN THREE DOORS
This is what the book really looks like inside.
The samples come straight from the approved v1.0 edition of the book. Open any of them full size in a new tab.
The pages are printed in Czech, as the whole book is.
Prague is my address. Home is people.— Mr Radim Kafánek
A GUIDE FROM THE NEXT TABLE
Mr Radim does not lecture. He notices.
He is not a hero who solves other people's lives for them. He opens a door, catches a small detail, asks a question and lets the other person go one step further on their own feet.
That is exactly why the book can speak about history, markets, democracy, artificial intelligence and care — and still stay at an ordinary table with a cup of coffee.
WHO IT MAY MAKE HAPPY
For readers who love a story and a thought alike.
Families and generations
Who are looking for a reason to sit down together and start a different conversation than usual.
Curious people
Who are not afraid to connect the past with AI, markets, citizenship and care.
Those who care for someone
And want to think about help in a way that leaves a person their choice and their dignity.
READ NOW. THE PAPER COMES AFTERWARDS.
Two PDFs after ordering and the printed book in October 2026.
After you order, two versions arrive in your inbox: one for comfortable reading on a screen and one in print quality. You collect the printed copy in October 2026.
Printing is planned for 1 October 2026.
- PDFReading version
Prepared to open comfortably on a screen.
- PDFPrint quality
A second version for your own archive and for fine reproduction.
- A5The printed book
90 full-colour pages to collect in October 2026.
CHOOSE YOUR CUP
The book on its own, or with a gift from Mr Radim.
THE BOOK
Šálky plné příběhů
399 KčTwo PDFs immediately after ordering and one printed copy to collect in October 2026.
Order the bookWITH A GIFT
The book + Radimovy Noviny
500 KčEverything from the first option, and with it the printed Radimovy Noviny carrying the stories „Republika na podšálku“.
I want the book and the NovinyOrdering goes through our Czech shop and checkout. If the book does not suit you, we will calmly refund you within 14 days. If you would rather order in English, write to info@radimcare.cz.
A TASTE FIRST
Five stories are free to read.
Before you decide, sit down for a while with Radimovy Noviny. The series „Republika na podšálku“ shows the humour, the civic view and the way Mr Radim lets the point reach the reader on its own.
Read the stories free →A good book is not recognised by a description on a website. It is recognised by the moment when a person stops reading it with their eyes and starts reading it with their own life.
ONE CUP. NINETY PAGES. A GREAT MANY ROADS.
Open the book wherever you happen to be.
Start with the PDF today and come back to the printed copy in October.
