Bibliograph

The wet and the dry, a drinker's journey, Lawrence Osborne

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Label

The wet and the dry, a drinker's journey, Lawrence Osborne

Language

eng

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contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wet and the dry

Oclc number

818985042

Responsibility statement

Lawrence Osborne

Sub title

a drinker's journey

Summary

An exploration of "man's love of drink and [a] ... meditation on the meaning of alcohol consumption across cultures worldwide"--Dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Gin and tonic -- A glass of arak in Beirut -- Fear and loathing in the Bekaa -- Lunch with Walid Jumblatt -- The ally pally -- England, your England -- The pure light of high summer -- New Year's in Muscat -- The little water -- My sweet Islamabad -- Bars in a man's life -- Getting a drink in a civil war -- Usquebaugh -- East into West -- Twilight at the Windsor Hotel

resource.variantTitle

Drinker's journey

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