{"product_id":"everyday-drinking-the-distilled-kingsley-amis","title":"Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis by Amis, Kingsley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kingsley Amis's drink writing is better than anybody else's, ever\u003ci\u003e.\" Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew in giftable hardcover, with an introduction by Christopher Hitchens-a collection of witty and deeply informed writings on wine, beer, and cocktails, from one of the all-time experts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of drinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryday Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the best of his writing on the subject: \u003ci\u003eKingsley Amis in Drink, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEveryday Drinking \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow's Your Glass?. \u003c\/i\u003eIn one handsome package, the book covers a full shelf of the master's humorous and erudite thoughts on the drinking arts. Along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) are Amis's musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man's Diet, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk--all leavened with entertaining quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Drinking \u003c\/i\u003eis a delightful cocktail of wry humor and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kingsley Amis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635579406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKingsley Amis\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the best-loved British novelists of the twentieth century. He was the author of more than twenty novels, including the classic \u003ci\u003eLucky Jim\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of other works of criticism, poetry, and memoir. He was knighted in 1990, and died in 1995 at the age of seventy-three.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657066381465,"sku":"9781635579406","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_e55ffcdb-75c7-4a9c-ae42-e2005f3ab3f3.jpg?v=1724560265","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/everyday-drinking-the-distilled-kingsley-amis","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}