Looking for a guidebook that isn't full of tired, lame, or even BS travel information? '101 places to get f*cked up before you die' brings together the most irreverent and legit accounts of drinking, nightlife and travel culture around the world. Part guide, part social commenta…
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Looking for a guidebook that isn't full of tired, lame, or even BS travel information? '101 places to get f*cked up before you die' brings together the most irreverent and legit accounts of drinking, nightlife and travel culture around the world. Part guide, part social commenta…
Some of the poorest regions of historic Britain had some of its most vibrant festivities. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the peoples of northern England, Lowland Scotland, and Wales used extensive celebrations at events such as marriage, along with reciprocal ex…
"This impressively detailed book offers a rich cultural history of tea, from its ancient origins in China to its adoption around the world. From the everyday use of tea in social settings to the political and economic controversies it has stirred, such as the Boston Tea Party an…
Ever wondered where noodles came from' How Worcester Sauce was invented' Or even who the 'Cucumber King of Burma' was' Beginning with the hippo soup eaten in Africa in 6000 BC, through to the dangerous blowfish enjoyed in contemporary Japan, A Curious History of Food and Drink r…
"A curious compendium of human history's most bizarre recipes, eating habits, and nutritional beliefs, ranging from early hangover cures to the practical tips for frying locusts"--Page [4] cover. Ever wondered where noodles came from? How Worcester Sauce was invented? Or even w…
Although many books have studied writers and alcohol in modern American literature, the rich culture of drinking and the many poems and narratives about it in the Romantic period in England have been entirely neglected. Bacchus in Romantic England: Writers and Drink 1780-1830 is…
Although many books have studied writers and alcohol in modern American literature, the rich culture of drinking and the many poems and narratives about it in the Romantic period in England have been entirely neglected. Bacchus in Romantic England: Writers and Drink 1780-1830 is…
"Part travel guide, part party invitation, part drunken social commentary, 101 Places to Get F*cked Up Before You Die goes where no travel book has dared to go before.
"Part travel guide, part party invitation, part drunken social commentary, 101 Places to Get F*cked Up Before You Die goes where no travel book has dared to go before.
"Take an intimate look into the contemporary world of absinthe. International in scope, Absinthe: The Exquisite Elixir is a visually rich journey into an alluring subculture. Filled with color reproductions of classic and current lithographs, posters, cartoons, as well as photos…
"Take an intimate look into the contemporary world of absinthe. International in scope, Absinthe: The Exquisite Elixir is a visually rich journey into an alluring subculture. Filled with color reproductions of classic and current lithographs, posters, cartoons, as well as photos…
Lady with a Mead Cup is a broad-ranging, innovative and strikingly original study of the early medieval barbarian cup-offering ritual and its social, institutional and religious significance. Medievalists are familiar with the image of a queen offering a drink to a king or chief…
"Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. It can be religious, it can be sexual, it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants. It can be an offering t…
Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. It can be religious, it can be sexual, it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants. It can be an offering to…