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The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto Hardback - 2010

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Author: DeVoto, Bernard; Handler, Daniel [Introduction]
ISBN: 9780982504802

by Bernard Devoto; Introduction by Daniel Handler

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From the publisher

"Dorothy Parker's stern eye mixed with the sass of Mark Twain, and a jigger of Christopher Hitchens thrown in for good, boozy measure." --The Atlantic

One part celebration, one part history, two parts manifesto, Bernard DeVoto's The Hour is a comic and unequivocal treatise on how and why we drink--properly. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author turns his shrewd wit on the spirits and attitudes of his time (warning: this book is NOT for rum drinkers), and instructs readers on how to drink with class while shedding new light on the simple joys of the cocktail hour. An immediate classic, and perfect gift for the modern drinker, Wallace Stegner called it "a manual of witchcraft, a book of spells and observances" and Lewis Lapham hailed it as "generous, indomitable and wise." With a wonderful introduction from Daniel Handler, this fully illustrated reprint of the 1950s definitive drinking guide provides a humorous and nostalgic read guaranteed to lift your spirits.

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Title The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto
Author Bernard Devoto; Introduction by Daniel Handler
Binding Hardback
Edition Reprint
Pages 136
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Tin House Books, Portland, OR
Publication date 2010-05-25
ISBN 9780982504802 / 0982504802
Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
Dimensions 7.4 x 5.46 x 0.64 in (18.80 x 13.87 x 1.63 cm)
Category Cooking / Wine
Library of Congress subjects Cocktails, Drinking customs
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009038327
Dewey Decimal Code 641.874

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New York Times Book Review, 08/01/2010, Page 27

About the author

Bernard DeVoto was an author, literary critic, and historian. In 1948, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Across the Wide Missouri, and in 1953 he won the National Book Award for The Course of Empire. From 1935 onward he wrote a regular column, The Easy Chair, for Harper's Magazine. He served as curator for the papers of Mark Twain, and gained popularity for his abridged version of the journals of Lewis and Clark. He was a champion of public lands and the conservation of natural resources, as well as an adamant defender of civil liberties.

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