{"product_id":"the-school-of-sophisticated-drinking-kerstin-ehmer-9781771641197","title":"The School of Sophisticated Drinking: An Intoxicating History of Seven Spirits","description":"Wherever and whenever people have been found talking, they have been found drinking: an age-old pastime with an equally storied history. Alcohol and civilization have developed in close quarters, sometimes supporting each other and sometimes getting in each other's way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe School of Sophisticated Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e, which began as an ongoing series of lectures at Berlin's legendary Victoria Bar in 2003, traces the deep-seated lineage of drinking in the social, political, and even scientific developments of our culture. Appealing to both expert drinkers and novice barflies, each chapter delves into the sociopolitical significance of and technological innovations behind a familiar wine or spirit--brandy, vodka, whisky, rum, gin, tequila, and champagne--and shares plenty of tales of adventure, from the glamour of Hollywood and Broadway, to the tormented worlds of well-known writers, to the outbreak of wars and the unending struggle for economic and military power. The reader's thirst for knowledge can be further quenched by trying any or all of the enticing cocktail recipes gathered at the end of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerstin Ehmer, Beate Hindermann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771641193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771641197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 24","brand":"Kerstin Ehmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979644502271,"sku":"9781771641197","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed831586-b124-495b-bc3b-c1200047ffcc.jpg?v=1683246348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-school-of-sophisticated-drinking-kerstin-ehmer-9781771641197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}