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David Wondrich

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born

Pittsburgh, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.davidwondrich.com

genre

Humor, Entertainment, Cooking, Food & Wine

influences

Captain Morris, Jerry Thomas, Uncle Dave Macon, P. G. Wodehouse

member since

February 2008

About this author

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Born on the banks of the Monongahela. Raised in major urban centers. Ex-bass player, ex-English professor, ex-ragtime writer. Mixographer. Brooklynite. Likes port and Stilton and Artemus Ward.

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Books by David Wondrich

Average rating: 4.09 · 304 ratings · 59 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar by David Wondrich (Goodreads Author), Dale Degroff (Foreword by) 4.13 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl 4.00 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Esquire Drinks: An Opinionated & Irreverent Guide to Drinking With 250 Drink Recipes 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Stomp and Swerve: American Music Gets Hot, 1843�1924 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Killer Cocktails: An Intoxicating Guide to Sophisticated Drinking by David Wondrich (Goodreads Author), Erica Mulherin (Illustrator), Bill Milne (Photographer) 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Stomp and Swerve: American Music Gets Hot, 1843-1924 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks: A Bon Vivant's Companion by Jerry Thomas, David Wondrich (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	My rating:
	Barflies And Cocktails by Harry McElhone, David Wondrich (Goodreads Author) 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:

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David is currently reading:

Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York

by William Grimes

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David gave to: The Dog of the South by Charles Portis read in March, 2011	My rating:
Meandering, sad and very, very funny. But still sad.
Mar 04, 2011 12:25pm · see review
David gave to: Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3) by James Ellroy	My rating:
Well, ok. There's no way anything in this book could be mistaken for things that actually happen or happened in the real world. Bit it--and the whole trilogy it caps off--is a hell of a read anyway. Lurid to the point of ridiculousness, but in his ow...more
Oct 30, 2010 12:03pm · see review
David marked as to-read: Why the West Was Wild: A Contemporary Look at the Antics of Some Highly Publicized Kansas Cowtown Personalities by Nyle H. Miller	My rating:
Jun 27, 2010 09:13am
David gave to: The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon read in April, 2010	My rating:
Difficult not to read this without substituting the current crop of loudmouthed demagogues for the McCartyites that were its original target. Also difficult not to read it without wishing current political-thriller writers would cop some of Condon's...more
Apr 17, 2010 05:46am · see review
David gave to: The Book of Genesis by R. Crumb read in April, 2010	My rating:
If only Crumb had found a way to work Mr. natural and Flakey Foont into the story . . . .
Apr 11, 2010 11:02am · see review
David became a fan of Goodreads Author Annene Kaye and Goodreads Author Jeff Berry
Dec 23, 2009 08:04am · all of David's favorite authors
David is currently reading: Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York by William Grimes	My rating:
Dec 20, 2009 11:25am
David gave to: Francis Drake - Privateer by John Hampden read in November, 2009	My rating:
Although somewhat under-edited (I would have liked more commentary and extracts from other contemporary sources) this is still an excellent collection of original accounts of Drake's utterly badass deeds.
Nov 29, 2009 01:34pm · see review
David gave to: Cliffhanger by T.J. Middleton read in November, 2009	My rating:
A wicked little tale, not unlike an episode of Coronation St scripted by Dostoyevsky, with additional dialogue by Larry David, or whoever his English equivalent is.
Nov 11, 2009 12:43pm · see review

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“I have seen purer liquors, better seagars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier courtezans here, than in any other place I have ever visited; and it is my unbiased opinion that California can and does furnish the best bad things that are obtainable in America.”
― David Wondrich, Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar

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