A Short History of Drunkenness
Autor Mark Forsythen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 sep 2018
'Haha! . . . Highly suitable for Xmas!' - Margaret Atwood
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. Tracing humankind's love affair with booze from our primate ancestors through to Prohibition, it answers every possible question:
What did people drink? How much? Who did the drinking? Of the many possible reasons, why?
On the way, learn about the Neolithic Shamans, who drank to communicate with the spirit world (no pun intended), marvel at how Greeks got giddy and Romans got rat-arsed, and find out how bars in the Wild West were never like the movies.
This is a history of the world at its inebriated best.
'This book isa laugh riot. I mean the way the author has presented it ishilarious and to the point' Goodreads Reviewer
'Highly entertaining.Cheers! Bottoms up! Good health!' Goodreads Reviewer
'Itcan make a good giftfor someone with a sense of humour and appreciation for the magical powers of alcohol' Goodreads Reviewer
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241359242
ISBN-10: 0241359244
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241359244
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Mark Forsyth's The Etymologicon was a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller and his TED Talk 'What's a snollygoster?' has had more than half a million views. He has also written a specially commissioned essay 'The Unknown Unknown' for Independent Booksellers Week and the introduction for the new edition of the Collins English Dictionary. He lives in London with his dictionaries, and blogs at blog.inkyfool.com.
Recenzii
My
favourite
book
of
this
and
possibly
any
other
Christmasis
Mark
Forsyth'sA
Short
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Drunkenness
Forsyth's jokes are snappy and well delivered. Unlike most comical writers he never falls into the trap of confusing long-windedness with irony
Haha! . . . Highly suitable for Xmas!
This entertaining study of drunkenness makes fora racy sprintthrough human history
A brisk and brilliant rompthrough our hiccoughing history, drenched with wit.Bloody marvellous from first sip to last burp
Reading like a TED talk delivered by a stand-up comedian, thismade me laugh out loud more than my first ever night out on absinthe. As essential as a hip flask or a pack of pork scratchings for any true connoisseur of booze.A Short History of Drunkennessis this year'sChâteauneuf-du-Papeof Christmas books, no less.Bloody entertaining.
Sometimes you see a book title that simply gladdens the heart.Everyone I showed this book to either smiled broadly or laughed out loud. . . This is a book of some brilliance - probably best consumed with a restorative glass of something by your side.
As Mark Forsyth brilliantly shows, civilisation is built on booze. Egypt (beer), Greece and Rome (wine) depended on alcohol to create their mighty works. Where man drinks, he prospers, and vice versa. A toast to this spirits-fuelled spirits-lifter. Staggering!
I thought I knew quite a bit about drinking butA Short History of Drunkennessmade me look at inebriation anew. Each chapter amazed, challenged and stimulated me so much that I needed a stiff drink at the end of it.
With a great eye for a story and a counterintuitive argument, Mark Forsyth has enormous fun breezing through 10,000 years of alcoholic history in a little more than 250 pages.
Well researched and recounted with excellent humour, Forsyth's alcohol-ridden tale is sure to reduce anyone to a stupor of amazement.
This charming book proved so engrossing that while reading it I accidentally drank two bottles of wine without realising.
Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong!Great stuff
Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully
This year's must-have stocking filler... the essential addition to the library in the smallest room is Mark Forsyth'sThe Etymologicon
Mark imparts knowledge about Christmas traditions from the essential to the (very) abstruse in wry and sardonic style.An effortless and enjoyable way to learn more about this fulcrum of our calendar
With his casual elegance and melodious voice, Mark Forsyth has an anachronistic charm totally at odds with the 21st century
[The Etymologiconis] a perfect bit of stocking filler for the bookish member of the family, or just a cracking all-year-round-read. Highly recommended
A treat for the connoisseur who enjoys a robust anecdote from the past with his drink
As good as promised - could have been thrice as long
Forsyth's jokes are snappy and well delivered. Unlike most comical writers he never falls into the trap of confusing long-windedness with irony
Haha! . . . Highly suitable for Xmas!
This entertaining study of drunkenness makes fora racy sprintthrough human history
A brisk and brilliant rompthrough our hiccoughing history, drenched with wit.Bloody marvellous from first sip to last burp
Reading like a TED talk delivered by a stand-up comedian, thismade me laugh out loud more than my first ever night out on absinthe. As essential as a hip flask or a pack of pork scratchings for any true connoisseur of booze.A Short History of Drunkennessis this year'sChâteauneuf-du-Papeof Christmas books, no less.Bloody entertaining.
Sometimes you see a book title that simply gladdens the heart.Everyone I showed this book to either smiled broadly or laughed out loud. . . This is a book of some brilliance - probably best consumed with a restorative glass of something by your side.
As Mark Forsyth brilliantly shows, civilisation is built on booze. Egypt (beer), Greece and Rome (wine) depended on alcohol to create their mighty works. Where man drinks, he prospers, and vice versa. A toast to this spirits-fuelled spirits-lifter. Staggering!
I thought I knew quite a bit about drinking butA Short History of Drunkennessmade me look at inebriation anew. Each chapter amazed, challenged and stimulated me so much that I needed a stiff drink at the end of it.
With a great eye for a story and a counterintuitive argument, Mark Forsyth has enormous fun breezing through 10,000 years of alcoholic history in a little more than 250 pages.
Well researched and recounted with excellent humour, Forsyth's alcohol-ridden tale is sure to reduce anyone to a stupor of amazement.
This charming book proved so engrossing that while reading it I accidentally drank two bottles of wine without realising.
Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong!Great stuff
Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully
This year's must-have stocking filler... the essential addition to the library in the smallest room is Mark Forsyth'sThe Etymologicon
Mark imparts knowledge about Christmas traditions from the essential to the (very) abstruse in wry and sardonic style.An effortless and enjoyable way to learn more about this fulcrum of our calendar
With his casual elegance and melodious voice, Mark Forsyth has an anachronistic charm totally at odds with the 21st century
[The Etymologiconis] a perfect bit of stocking filler for the bookish member of the family, or just a cracking all-year-round-read. Highly recommended
A treat for the connoisseur who enjoys a robust anecdote from the past with his drink
As good as promised - could have been thrice as long