{"product_id":"the-wet-and-the-dry-a-drinkers-journey","title":"The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker's Journey","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGin and Tonic -- A Glass of Arak in Beirut -- Fear and Loathing in the Bekaa -- Lunch with Walid Jumblatt -- The Ally Pally -- England, Your England -- The Pure Light of High Summer -- New Year's in Muscat -- The Little Water -- My Sweet Islamabad -- Bars in a Man's Life -- Getting a Drink in a Civil War -- Usquebaugh -- East into West -- Twilight at the Windsor Hotel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA celebrated novelist and journalist, \n\u003cb\u003eLAWRENCE OSBORNE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six travel narratives, and a novel, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Forgiven. \u003c\/i\u003eHis latest novel, \n\u003ci\u003e The Ballad of a Small Player\u003c\/i\u003e is out in April 2014. \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe has written for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \n\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other publications. He lives in New York City and Bangkok.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e 2013 TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Instantly among the best nonfiction volumes about drinking that we have...Mr. Osborne comes across in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wet and the Dry\u003c\/i\u003e as a real human being indeed--a complicated man mixing complicated feelings into fizzy, adult, intoxicating prose.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this entertaining travel essay\/memoir, [Osborne] combines both of his loves with a combination of sparkling prose and insightful observations...Endlessly fascinating.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDwight Garner, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Delightfully idiosyncratic.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Entertaining...[Osborne] nimbly parses politics, religion, and the chaotic nature of history itself in relation to drink.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e a Best Books for Men 2013 selection\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Osborne is a master of the high style.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captivating...Stylish and engaging.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/31\/2014 pg. 24 (EAN 9780770436902, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/13\/2013 (EAN 9780770436889, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2013 (EAN 9780770436889, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/09\/2013 pg. 89 (EAN 9780770436889, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/08\/2013 pg. 46 (EAN 9780770436889, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Osborne, Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014-07-22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Travel|Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues|Travel|Special Interest|General|Cooking|Beverages|Alcoholic- General|Social Science|Customs \u0026amp; Traditions|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Memoirs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780770436902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780770436902\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52139343413529,"sku":"SP-9780770436902","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/962e32b9-11ad-4c4d-9667-990c909f5420.jpg?v=1784469638","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-wet-and-the-dry-a-drinkers-journey","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}