Alcohol

An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar. The consumption of alcohol plays an important social role in many cultures. Most countries have laws regulating the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

The Glass Girl
Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
Band Nerd
Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last
We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery
Drinking Games
Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health
Glorious Rock Bottom
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
The Meaning of Beer
The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
Looking for Alaska
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
Alcohol Explained
Drinking: A Love Story
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
The Glass Castle
Dry
Proof: The Science of Booze
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
A Short History of Drunkenness
The Girl on the Train
Salt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskyThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom StandageFour Fish by Paul   Greenberg
Food & Drink Histories (nonfiction)
193 books — 41 voters
The Sober Diaries by Clare Pooley100 Proof by Nicole PrenticeDrinking by Caroline KnappSmashing Sobriety by Carla KingsleyThe Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
Sobriety Books
10 books — 12 voters

Before the Storm by Diane ChamberlainMessage in a Bottle by Janet GoldenThe Broken Cord by Michael DorrisWhen We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonaldStorm Riders by Craig Lesley
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
25 books — 3 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan PoeThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Cheers!
285 books — 78 voters

Steadfast by Sarina BowenCome As You Are by Jess K. HardyAddicted to You by Krista RitchieBeneath the Burn by Pam GodwinDark Needs by T.M. Frazier
Addiction
65 books — 3 voters


David Sedaris
We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.
David Sedaris, Naked

G.K. Chesterton
Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.
G.K. Chesterton, Heretics: The Annotated

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