Literature and alcohol-- it just makes sense

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	• Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers Mark Bailey Algonquin Books, 2006 - 100 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Papa Ernie would be proud

This is a wonderful addition to any library, whether you're teetotaller or someone who likes to tipple more than occasionally. It features wonderful bios of some of America's greatest writers, and the authors don't hide the warts.

Each two-page tribute features a caricature, a brief bio and a memorable quote from each author, along with a list of important works, an excerpt from a signature work, and - very important for a "bartending guide" - a recipe for each author's favorite cocktail.

Author Mark Bailey and illustrator Edward Hemingway (yes, Papa's grandson!) do a great job putting together this guide.

A must-have addition for your library, whether you consider yourself a fan of great literature, or just someone who would like to hoist a few with any of the writers featured in this tome.

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DRINK UP, READ UP!

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL BOOK. It is a great gift for any interested in authors or mixing drinks ... or both. Small but packs a powerful punch.

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Can't lose with this one

I always wondered what Jack Kerouac's favorite drink was...and now I know thanks to Hemingway & Bailey's guide---and I even know how to mix it. A great idea and great execution!

Makes Me Want To Drink

I absolutely love this book. Not only do I love great writers, especially the crazy ones, but I love booze too. When I pick up this book it not only shows some of the writers character by the drink they choose but it makes me want to make a drink for myself. Great coffee table book/conversation piece.

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Literature and alcohol-- it just makes sense

Combine one shot of booze, four ounces of Great American Writers, and garnish heavily with several tales of drunken exploits. What you get is a tidy little book that'll knock your socks off.

This isn't exactly a cocktail recipe book. It's not really a literature anthology, either. I'm not entirely sure what it is, but I do know that it's one of the most enjoyable books I've bought in the past year or two.

In a nutshell, Bailey and Hemingway were sitting in a bar one night, remembering the good old days when authors found their ideas at the bottom of a bottle. So as a tribute to the great author-drinkers 20th Century, they mixed up this book. They picked out about 70 writers and paired them each with a real, no-fooling-around kind of drink. Then they selected a short excerpt from each author's work, and to round it out (and here's where the book gets really entertaining), there's a story of some drunken feat.

As far as the drink recipes in this book go, I like every one of them that I've tried. No, it's not nearly a complete compilation of cocktails, but there's something for everybody here, whether you're a fan of the quick and harsh Boilermaker or the dainty French 75, the sophisticated Gimlet, or the casual Planter's Punch. Bottoms up!

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In this entertaining homage to the golden age of the cocktail, illustrator Edward Hemingway and writer Mark Bailey present the best (and thirstiest) American writers, their favorite cocktails, true stories of their saucy escapades, and intoxicating excerpts from their literary works. It?s the perfect blend of classic cocktail recipes, literary history, and tales of the good old days of extravagant Martini lunches and delicious excess.

When Algonquin Round Table legend Robert Benchley was asked if he knew that drinking was a slow death, Benchley took a sip of his cocktail and replied, ?So who?s in a hurry?? Hunter S. Thompson took Muhammad Ali?s health tip to eat grapefruit every day; he just added liquor to the mix. Invited to a ?come as you are? party, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, arrived in their pajamas ready for their cocktail of choice: a Gin Rickey.

Forty-three classic American writers, forty-three authentic cocktail recipes, forty-three telling anecdotes about the high life, and forty-three samples of the best writing in literature ?Hemingway & Bailey?s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers delivers straight-up fun.

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