The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker's Journey
The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker's Journey
Table of Contents: Gin and Tonic -- A Glass of Arak in Beirut -- Fear and Loathing in the Bekaa -- Lunch with Walid Jumblatt -- The Ally Pally --...
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Table of Contents: --Chicago Tribune "Mr. Osborne is a superb travel writer, one who, like Evelyn Waugh, can size up a locale at almost a glance. This intoxicating book has political as well as sensual overtones. It's about how East and West think about alcohol; quite often it's about one man's search for his 6:10 p.m. martini in some very unlikely locations." -- Dwight Garner, New York Times "A bracing, brilliant meditation on everything from the universal qualities that make a good bar to the mysteries of vodka...to the pagan worship of Dionysius, an influence still felt in the way we see wine... Relentlessly sharp-minded." -- Boston Globe "Delightfully idiosyncratic." -- LA Times "Entertaining...[Osborne] nimbly parses politics, religion, and the chaotic nature of history itself in relation to drink." -- Men's Journal, a Best Books for Men 2013 selection "Osborne is a master of the high style." -- The Guardian (UK) "Captivating...Stylish and engaging." -- Financial Times (UK) "Osborne elicits some profound and harrowing reflections...From Dubai to Beirut, Islamabad to Brooklyn, Osborne's meditations on fermentation and distillation induce a host of refreshing, taut, timeless unmoorings." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A cosmopolitan and prodigious drinker conducts a tour to selected locales where alcohol flows easily and to others where such spirits are strictly forbidden...Rakish, rich and nicely served." --Kirkus Review Citations:
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Author: Osborne, Lawrence
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2014-07-22
BISAC: Travel|Essays & Travelogues|Travel|Special Interest|General|Cooking|Beverages|Alcoholic- General|Social Science|Customs & Traditions|Biography & Autobiography|Memoirs
Weight: 0.4 lbs
ISBN: 9780770436902
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780770436902
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