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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House
ISBN-101783522240
ISBN-139781783522248
eBay Product ID (ePID)235353983
Product Key Features
Book TitleEmpire of Booze
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicBeverages / Alcoholic / General, Social History, Europe / Great Britain / General
IllustratorYes
GenreCooking, History
AuthorHenry Jeffreys
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Henry Jeffreys is everything you want a wine writer to be: funny, knowing, unpretentious but also un-blokeish, funny, clever, refreshing, original, funny and inquisitive. And did I say funny?" --Craig Brown, author, Hello Goodbye Hello, "Henry Jeffreys is everything you want a wine writer to be: funny, knowing, unpretentious but also un-blokeish, funny, clever, refreshing, original, funny and inquisitive. And did I say funny?" --Craig Brown, author, Hello Goodbye Hello, "I am a great admirer of Henry Jeffreys and have been eagerly awaiting his booze and empire book for many years!" --Elif Batuman, author, The Possessed, "I am a great admirer of Henry Jeffreys and have been eagerly awaiting his booze and empire book for many years!" --Elif Batuman, author, The Possessed
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal641.874
SynopsisEmpire of Booze is a loose history of Britain, cleverly and humorously told through its contributions to alcohol, charting the rise of British power from its small corner of Europe to global preeminence. Each chapter features a historical period and a drink--tracing its origins and examining its impact on British culture, literature, science, philosophy and religion. Learn about how the champagne we drink today is owed to British technology for making sparkling wine; rum and India Pale Ale were developed so they could withstand the long, hot journeys to Britain's burgeoning overseas empire; whisky became the drink of choice for weary empire builders far from home; and how without alcohol, the pre-20th century global economy could not function. With drink recommendations offered throughout, you can booze while you read along. So raise a glass to Britain, the Empire of Booze, whose alcoholic innovations are some of its greatest, lasting gifts to the world., Without Britain, none of the world's favourite wines would exist. Neither would champagne, port, rum or whisky. Not even beer. How did one small nation come to exert such a lasting influence on the world of booze? Empire of Booze is a loose history of Britain, cleverly and humorously told through its contributions to alcohol, charting the rise of British power from its small corner of Europe to global pre-eminence. Each chapter features a historical period and a drink - tracing its origins and examining its impact on British culture, literature, science, philosophy and religion. Learn about how... ...the champagne we drink today is owed to British technology for making sparkling wine. ...rum and India Pale Ale were developed so they could withstand the long, hot journeys to Britain's burgeoning overseas empire. ...whisky became the drink of choice for weary empire builders far from home. ...without alcohol, the pre-twentieth century global economy could not function. With drink recommendations offered throughout, you can booze while you read along. So raise a glass to Britain, the Empire of Booze, whose alcoholic innovations are some of its greatest, lasting gifts to the world.
LC Classification NumberTP520
