false 101910 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 101910 1 98251 book 1 8 1994 Drinking, Smoking and Screwing: Great Writers on Good Times total:284|5:52|4:130|3:83|2:18|1:1| 284 1066 446 50 29988 3.74 306 54 58842 3.78 372 74 41828449 933226 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 1 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sun Jan 04 08:11:17 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 08:14:39 -0800 2009 1143789 80407 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 1 false Thu May 10 10:02:36 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 10:07:41 -0700 2007 You Were Perfectly Fine, which makes me happy.]]> 18672193 1025198 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 2 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 08:19:16 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 08:22:24 -0700 2008
Ugh.]]> 4467439 268745 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Aug 13 06:14:33 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:57:11 -0800 2009 55335221 1256871 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 3 0 false Thu May 14 21:35:44 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 20:55:47 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 21:35:44 -0700 2009
The Anne Sexton poem reminds me ...more...]]> 29552261 1335442 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 3 0 false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 15:56:42 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 13:18:35 -0700 2008
I liked learning about new (old) writers and reading some again. There were a few stories I found disturbing (not such a bad thing) and some that j...more...]]> 17742848 926552 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 09:14:42 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 09:14:42 -0700 2008
Highlights, briefly:

'How to cut down on drinking and smoking quite so much' - L. Rust Hills
"Life is (I have been known to say) a Three-Legged Stool, supported by Booze, Coffee, and Smokes, which interdepend essentially. Kick away any l...more...]]> 23067312 748919 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 13:56:45 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 15:19:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 66393283 973006 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Wed Aug 05 23:18:21 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 23:19:58 -0700 2009 43998467 1100758 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 0 0 false Thu Jan 22 17:50:15 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 17:50:44 -0800 2009 46399624 1791571 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 3 0 false Wed Mar 04 08:59:46 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 06:40:56 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 08:59:46 -0800 2009
Then I read an excerpt from Bukowski's "Women" and was equally impressed. ]]> 39185439 1770947 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 0 0 false Wed Dec 03 06:31:17 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 06:32:10 -0800 2008 75907017 752449 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 5 0 false Tue Oct 27 11:25:22 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 11:25:44 -0700 2009 44916520 1973562 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 0 0 false Fri Jan 30 20:14:37 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:14:45 -0800 2009 2797065 172048 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Sat Jul 07 08:50:51 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:51:41 -0800 2009 "Being offended is that natural consequence of leaving one's home. I do not like after-shave lotion, adults who roller-skate, children who spe...more...]]> 9432192 631784 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Thu Nov 22 11:56:15 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 11:30:42 -0800 2007
From the inscription:
I asked my ...more...]]> 61689612 1814345 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:41:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:54:45 -0700 2009 25106539 1190163 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Sun Jun 22 03:23:45 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 03:30:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21132178 656082 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 4 0 false Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 18:25:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 19:32:04 -0700 2008
Some of the stories were so good, I wanted to reread them, or I made other people read.

Some of the stories were lame....which is why this book earned a 4 (instead of 5 stars). ]]> 24873732 59329 101910 0811807843 9780811807845 50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600m/101910.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255655600s/101910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101910.Drinking_Smoking_and_Screwing_Great_Writers_on_Good_Times 3.75 284 Drinking, Smoking & Screwing celebrates these less-than-holy pursuits and unlocks the sweet mystery of sin with a sordid selection of essays, stories, excerpts, and poetry from noted libertines such as Mark Twain, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Spalding Gray, and Dorothy Parker. Also deliciously wicked is the introduction, penned by Bob Shacochis, author of Swimming the Volcano and not one to shy away from a drink, a smoke, and a... Well, you get the point. He writes, "Not to defend smokers, drinkers, and fuckers would be a terrible mistake.... The world might be simple and clean, but it wouldn't be deliciously, fascinatingly, pathetically human, would it? Nor would it be much fun." And, damn, is this book fun. --Tod Nelson]]> 1994 5 0 false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Thu Jun 19 01:32:54 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 01:34:48 -0700 2008
The coolness of it ... it's been bringing me to a near seizure since I fist bought this book when I was 15.

Sigh ... :)]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=101910