One of the greatest classic cocktail books
Many, many, authors have had the repuation of being a complete lush. Kingsley Amis nearly made a career out of the persuit of drinking and Bukouski made a career out of what happens after you’ve been drinking. This Flavorwire feature has some great quotes like Dorothy Parker:
I wish I could drink like a lady
I can take one or two at the most
Three and I’m under the table
Four and I’m under the host.
Also check out our feature on Books About Drink
Posted on Jun 14th, 2011 by slaming in AbeBooks, lists |
The Millions blog tells us about books that should not be read when you are pregnant.
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin: I admit, I haven’t read the novel, but I love the movie, starring the bewitching Mia Farrow. I have purposely kept my blonde hair very short these last 8 and a half months because I appreciate the cinematic allusion, though I have one friend in particular who urged me, early on, to grow out my locks. “It’s not funny!” she said. “What kind of message are you sending?” How about this: Every pregnant woman wonders, at least once, if she’s got the devil’s spawn growing inside of her.
Posted on May 24th, 2011 by Richard Davies in books, family, humor, life, lists, literature |
If you are a fan of Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger or Wally Lamb’s I Know This Much is True, then you might enjoy our latest selection of reading recommendations relating to twins.
It was actually surprisingly easy to find twin-themed fiction – Pat Conroy, Ken Follett, Arundhati Roy, V.C. Andrews and Madeleine L’Engle all appear on our list. Browsing through these books, you will see twins often get a bad rap and I’ve already had an email from a twin telling me that we missed off Edward Carey’s Alva & Irva or Linda Gillard’s A Lifetime Burning.
Posted on May 4th, 2011 by Richard Davies in AbeBooks, author, books, family, lists, literature, reading |
An author’s death rarely means the end of original works from them – The Pale King by David Foster Wallace is the latest and greatest example.
A dusty, forgotten manuscript found in a cardboard box soon becomes a bestseller. Sometimes the author’s talent goes unrecognized and success comes after their death. This broad selection – ranging from Agatha Christie to Dorothy L. Sayers – covers literature published posthumously. Learn more.
Posted on Apr 20th, 2011 by Richard Davies in AbeBooks, author, life, lists, literature, publishers, writing |
Posted on Mar 3rd, 2011 by slaming in AbeBooks, UK, bestsellers, lists |
