The Wet And The Dry: A Drinker'S Journey

The Wet And The Dry: A Drinker'S Journey

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Selected As A Top Ten Book Of The Year By Dwight Garner, New York Timesa Stylish And Engagingfearlessly Honest Account (Financial Times) Of Mans Love Of Drink, And An Insightful Meditation On The Meaning Of Alcohol Consumption Across Cultures Worldwidedrinking Alcohol: A Beloved Tradition, A Dangerous Addiction, Even A Sickness Of The Soul (As Once Described By A Group Of Young Muslim Men In Bali). In His Wideranging Travels, Lawrence Osbornea Veritable Connoisseur Himselfhas Witnessed Opposing Views Of Alcohol Across Cultures Worldwide, Compelling Him To Wonder: Is Drinking Alcohol A Sign Of Civilization And Sanity, Or The Very Reverse? Where Do Societies And Their Treatment Of Alcohol Fall On The Spectrum Between Indulgence And Restraint?These Questions Launch The Author On An Audacious Journey, From The Middle East, Where Drinking Is Prohibited, To The West, Where It Is An Importantyet Perhaps Very Often A Ruinouspart Of Everyday Life. Beginning In The Bar Of A Luxury Hotel In Milan, Osborne Then Ventures To The Hezbollahthreatened Vineyards Of Lebanon; A Landmark Pub In London; The Dangerous Drinking Dens On The Malaysian Border; The Only Brewery In The Alcoholhostile Country Of Pakistan; And Oman, Where He Faces The Absurd Challenge Of Finding A Bottle Of Champagne On New Years Eve. Amid His Travels, Osborne Unravels The Stories Of Alcoholism In His Own Family, And Reflects On Ramifications Of Alcohol Consumption In His Own Life.An Immersing, Controversial, And Often Irreverent Travel Narrative, The Wet And The Dry Offers Provocative, Sometimes Unsettling Insights Into The Deeply Embedded Conflicts Between East And West, And The Surprising Influence Of Drinking On The Contemporary World Today.

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