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<p><P>A gift for anyone who loves good liquor and high-proof prose: a collection of hilarious and deeply informed writings about drink from one of the all-time authorities.<p>Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing. This new volume brings together the best of his three out-of-print works on the subject. Along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) the book includes Amis’s musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man’s Diet, What to Drink with What, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk—all leavened with fun quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world. Mixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, this is a delightful cocktail of wry humor and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.</p><h3>The New York Times - Dwight Garner</h3><p>Amis published three books about the judicious but enthusiastic consumption of alcohol: <i>On Drink, Everyday Drinking</i> in 1983 and <i>How's Your Glass?</i> in 1984. Long out of print, these volumes have finally been gathered toge
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- Author
- Kingsley Amis, Christopher Hitchens
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780747599784
- Category
- humor
- Subjects
- Home & Lifestyle, Cooking, Engineering
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (210 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14