{"product_id":"the-12-drop-rule-patrick-drinan-9781502356628","title":"The 12 Drop Rule: Getting the Most Out of Wine and Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn empty bottle of wine is a bittersweet experience, creating a natural pause as friends debate whether or not to open the next bottle. It's a time for reflection, as one experience ends and another begins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetired professor and wine lover Patrick Drinan notes, however, that a seemingly empty bottle is an illusion. Turn it upside down and a few remaining drops flow out-as many as twelve or more. In these last dregs, Drinan sees opportunities-for conversation, for play, and for personal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this creative self-help tome, \u003ci\u003eThe 12 Drop Rule\u003c\/i\u003e, Drinan transforms those last trickles of wine into an opportunity for self-reflection and a chance to clarify a set of individualized practical wisdoms for personal growth. Basing his system on the ancient Greek game of cottabus, where wine was flicked at targets during philosophical discourse, Drinan offers the tools to shape your \"persona terroir,\" or inner landscape of thought and commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter four presents an imagined conversation between Thomas Jefferson and Epicurus, two great lovers of wine who were fascinated by the opportunities to define wisdom. This fascinating and insightful book serves as a reminder of wine's close connection with philosophy-as well as its enduring advocacy of good conversation and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Drinan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1502356627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781502356628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2015 pg. 171","brand":"Patrick Drinan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445233037567,"sku":"9781502356628","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fe060c1-f5f6-4685-b067-aa22534a167e.jpg?v=1777217379","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-12-drop-rule-patrick-drinan-9781502356628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}