false 1430688 3 In the tradition of wildly popular histories such as <I>Salt</I>, an intoxicating tour of the cause of and solution to all of life's problems: alcohol. <BR><BR> Alcohol is a fundamental part of western culture and an essential element of Christianity. It is the most controversial part of our diet, simultaneously nourishing and intoxicating. We have been drinking as long as we have been human, and for better or worse, alcohol has shaped our civilization. <BR><BR> <I>Drink</I> investigates the history of this Jekyll and Hyde of fluids, tracing mankind’s love/hate relationship with alcohol from ancient Egypt to the present day. Along the way it scrutinizes the drinking habits of presidents, prophets, and barbarian hordes, and features drinkers as diverse as Homer, Ernest Hemingway, William Shakespeare, Al Capone, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. <BR><BR> <I>Drink</I> further documents the contribution of alcohol to the birth and growth of the United States, taking in the War of Independence, the Pennsylvania Whiskey revolt, the slave trade, and the failed experiment of national Prohibition. Finally, it provides a history of the world’s most famous drinks—and the world’s most famous drinkers. Enthusiasts of craft brews and fine wines will discover the origins of their favorite tipples. Packed with trivia and colorful characters, <I>Drink</I> amounts to a sloshed history of the world: Better make it a double. 1421199 3 7 2008 Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol total:38|5:9|4:15|3:11|2:3|1:0| 38 144 133 11 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 4 0 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 06:25:17 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 06:44:08 -0700 2009
Ahem, sorry... Anyway, this popular history covers the entire history of the drink of ...more...]]> 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 4 0 false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:24:41 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:27:06 -0700 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Mon Jul 13 10:26:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 10:28:00 -0700 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 3 0 false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 11:05:55 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 08:40:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:31:43 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 14:38:01 -0800 2009
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Okay I finished it and it was amazing to the end. I loved all of the tidbits of information and stories, backgrounds, and connections to literature and film... beautiful, really.]]> 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 2 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 19:16:53 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 16:02:38 -0700 2009 6139760 1592404642 9781592404643 4 1 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6139760.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 11:23:39 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 02 11:30:13 -0800 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 4 0 false Wed Oct 08 23:12:52 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 23:14:41 -0700 2008 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 3 0 false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 08:08:48 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 08:12:05 -0700 2008 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Thu Dec 10 06:23:42 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 06:23:42 -0800 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Mon Dec 07 07:05:03 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 07:05:05 -0800 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Sun Nov 29 15:04:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 15:04:18 -0800 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Sat Nov 14 10:10:26 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 10:10:31 -0800 2009 6139760 1592404642 9781592404643 4 1 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6139760.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Sat Nov 14 00:25:02 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 00:25:02 -0800 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 4 0 false Fri Nov 20 07:33:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 10:50:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 10:51:00 -0800 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Sun Oct 25 19:27:51 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 19:28:27 -0700 2009 6139760 1592404642 9781592404643 4 1 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6139760.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Tue Oct 20 05:43:03 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 05:43:03 -0700 2009 1430688 1592403034 9781592403035 34 10 3.79 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1430688.Drink_A_Cultural_History_of_Alcohol 0 0 false Mon Oct 19 13:56:01 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:56:01 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1430688