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2) Big Sur
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Coming down from his carefree youth and unwanted fame, Jack Kerouac undertakes a mature confrontation of some of his most troubling emotional issues: a burgeoning problem with alcoholism, addiction, fear, and insecurity. He dutifully records his ever-changing states of consciousness, which culminate in a powerful religious experience. Big Sur was written some time after Jack Kerouac's best-known works, following a visit to northern California and...
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"Are you afraid of the dark rum? is a tongue-in-cheek cocktail book for the former '90s kid and those just discovering how cool old-school Nickelodeon and MTV once were. With recipes for alcoholic versions of childhood favorites like Hi-C Ecto Cooler and Mondo as well as creative pop-culture inspired originals like The Rossi & Rachel and Hey Arnold Palmer, this is a perfectly giftable mix of humor, nostalgia, and tasty recipes"--Back cover.
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"From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history. Throughout human history. certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. This book tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens...
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"A sober hedonist's guide to living a decadent, wild, and soulful life--alcohol-free. In a culture where sipping "rosé all day" is seen as the epitome of relaxation, "grabbing a drink" the only way to network; and meeting at a bar the quintessential "first date," many of us are left wondering if drinking alcohol really is the only way to cultivate joy and connection in life. Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward wanted to live spontaneous and luxurious...
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Bull Mountain volume 1
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" "Brian Panowich stamps words on the page as if they've been blasted from the barrel of a shotgun, and as with a shotgun blast, no one is safe from the scattered fragments of history that impale the people of Bull Mountain."-Wiley Cash, New York Times-bestselling author of This Dark Road to Mercy. The Godfather meets Daniel Woodrell in this Southern debut, a multigenerational saga of crime, family, and vengeance. Clayton Burroughs comes from a long...
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"Leave no guest out and get creative with on-trend drink recipes perfect for every occasion. Zero Proof Drinks and More offers delicious and mindful drinks for every guest and every occasion. Maureen Petrosky, an Entertaining and Lifestyle Expert, shares over 100 no-alcohol and low-alcohol recipes for cocktails, spritzers, ciders, coffees, shandies and radlers, and a whole lot more. The reasons for no- and low-alcohol drinking are as varied as the...
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A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America's most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the US Constitution was amended to restrict one of America's favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages.
From its start, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel that brought John Winthrop to the shores of the New World in 1630 carried more beer than water. By the 1820s, liquor flowed so plentifully it was cheaper...
From its start, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel that brought John Winthrop to the shores of the New World in 1630 carried more beer than water. By the 1820s, liquor flowed so plentifully it was cheaper...
11) Drink lightly: a lighter take on serious cocktails with 100+ recipes for low- and no-alcohol drinks
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Explore the lighter side of serious cocktails with 100 recipes for creative low and no-alcohol drinks from the craft cocktail veteran behind New York City's beloved Nitecap bar. Drink Lightly presents a relaxed style of drinking that goes down easy but is soundly rooted in the technical precision of craft cocktails. Award-winning bartender Natasha David's approach to low-alcohol, aperitif-style drinks goes far beyond the formulaic--bitter liqueur...
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"For anyone looking to drink less, to leave alcohol permanently on the shelf, or to wake up a little less hung over on Sunday, shake and stir up your next party with Nixology. Full of classics like the Martini, Negroni, and Cosmo, Nixology is full of recipes that are full of flavor instead alcohol. Whip up single cocktails, batches to share, or low-ABV drinks for a tiny buzz. Whether it's a sunny afternoon, a dinner with friends, a big bash, or a...
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Season five finds the Gallaghers dealing with both the upside and downside of personal and urban renewal as Frank, Fiona, Lip and their family and friends band together to fight the invading hipster hordes and real estate speculators in their beloved South Side. But, as the neighborhood changes, the Gallaghers begin to reconcile their chaotic past in the hopes of building a better future.
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"...Gardiner Amory is a New England WASP who is beginning to feel the cracks in his empire. Nixon is about to be impeached, his wife is leaving him, and his worldview is rapidly becoming outdated. His daughter, Daley, has spent the first eleven years of her life carefully negotiating her parents' conflicting worlds: the liberal, socially committed realm of her mother and the conservative, decadent, liquor-soaked life of her father...As she grows into...
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Season two dives headfirst into the sweltering heat of a Chicago summer, grabs the Gallagher family life by the throat, and never lets go. Boozed-up Frank's scams constantly fizzle. Fiona plays the field--until Steve comes back with a hot new wife. Lip drops out to care for his and Karen's baby while Ian's gunning for West Point. Grammy Gallagher visits after a prison stint and Bipolar Monica returns to fan Frank's flames.