Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World, Hardcover - Derek Brown

DescriptionThe story of the cocktail --"the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet, " according to H.L. Mencken --featuring 45 recipes fo...

From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped hist...

From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation's founding to the tw...

The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet.

Reducere. Jane's Fame tells the fascinating story of Jane Austen's renown, from the years of rejection the author faced during her lifetime to the global rec...

Reducere. From Dry January to Sober October, moderation is having a moment. This book from spirits expert Derek Brown (newly mindful drinker himself) will sh...

Reducere. The Sazerac, the Hurricane, and the absinthe glass of Herbsaint are among the many well-known creations native to New Orleans's longstanding drinki...

The first book about Jane Austen to dissect the industry around her - a completely original approach to one of Britain's most enduring popular nove...

An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen's Sunday Times ...

From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes an eye-opening journey through American history that unearths and debunks the myths we'v...

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Everything you ever wanted to know about how animals live together, and what that means for us.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Ashley WardNu...

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Reducere. From the New York Times's Global Economics Correspondent, a masterwork of explanatory journalism that exposes how billionaires' systematic plunder ...

Reducere. Originally published in 1937 by the United Kingdom Bartenders Guild, Caf Royal Cocktail Book compiled by William J Tarling offers a rare glimpse in...

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DescriptionThe remarkable story of a T-shirt company that sparked a global movement to aid people living in poverty. All his life, Derek Evans felt...

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politi...

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Giving Back is an intimate portrait of the real world of the charity sector with radical visions of how Britain could be greaterPublisher: Little, ...

The Craven family's inspirational story of their momentous two-year round-the-world sailing trip and how they did it--the vision, the planning, the...

So you want to win a global cocktail championship or for that matter even a local one. Whether you're a first-timer or a grizzled veteran of the co...

With informative and lively text by Bath scholar Dr Cathryn Spence Water, History & Style explains the significance of UNESCO's award in the contex...

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The story of the post-World War Two course of events that can now be understood as the British Empire's fall and America's rise.

This personal and thoughtful book by renowned Kenya conservationist David Western draws on his decades of research in the savannas and his own life...

DescriptionAll the kitchen secrets, techniques, recipes, and inspiration you need to craft transcendent cocktails, from essential, canonical classi...

Reducere. The BC Spirits Cocktail book is the combination of a province wide guide book to the burgeoning distillery culture as well as an indepth and creati...

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This immersive dive into the life and work of Salvador Dal unlocks the secret of this creative genius and reveals for the first time how his erotic...

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The first complete history of Star Wars, from Lucas's early drafts to the present day.

Reducere. When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-sp...