books about: drinking     books:       The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink14 reviews Robert D. Morris HarperCollins, 2007 Book Review This book is a great read. It provides an interesting and exciting history of the search to find the cause of cholera. It then goes on to discuss the status of drinking water in the US up to the present. Dr. Morris provides science to the reader in the form of a fast moving novel. I would reccomend it to anyone.             From Binge to Blackout: A Mother and Son Struggle with Teen Drinking20 reviews Chris Volkmann, Toren Volkmann NAL Trade, 2006 A Must Read!! This book was very educational and informative. A MUST READ for anybody struggling with alcoholism or who has a loved one struggling with the disease. Very realistic and honest.             Dice Angel118 reviews Brian Rouff Hardway Pr, 2002 Five Stars! A great read! Get this book! I found this book and the only regret I have is that the book had to end. Brian Rouff has written a brilliant, hilarious, funny, insightful fictional account of a saloon owner in Las Vegas. Jimmy Delaney (the main character) has his life going the right way (though his ex-wife is no fan of him) when all of the sudden he finds his bank accounts emptied, his saloon broken into and an I.R.S. agent ...             Nobody Likes a Quitter (and other reasons to avoid rehab): The Loaded Life of an Outlaw Booze Writer14 reviews Dan Dunn Running Press, 2007 I rock! This book is easily the best book I've ever written... the only one, actually. Dan Dunn is great. Dan Dunn is me.             Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World17 reviews Earth Aware Editions, 2007 Powerful ....compelling.... Rick Smolan has managed once more to bring together powerful photographs and compelling essays that challenge all of us to see, think, and act differently about something we take for granted everyday - water. I was profoundly moved and even at times angered by what I read and saw. Truly a book to read and reread - and one to pass on to friends, family, colleagues. A gift to the world.....             Pennsylvania Breweries14 reviews Lew Bryson Stackpole Books, 2000 Nice guide to Pennsylvania breweries and beer... This is a good book. It has the type of information that should be in a book about Pennsylvania breweries, including some history for each brewery, their location, where you can buy their beer (including some really nice reviews of various brewpubs--Philadelphia included) and reviews of the beers themselves (honest without bringing personal preference into it). Over all a really nice book for ...             Why Don't They JUST QUIT?14 reviews Joe Herzanek Changing Lives Foundation, 2007 Perfect for Family Members Family members often have nowhere to go with their concerns about their addicted loved one. What do I do? How do I help? How do I balance my love for my child (husband, wife, friend) and my desire to protect them from harmful consequences with the need to do everything within my power to get them help? "Help" almost always means bringing the problem into the open -- asking friends and family ...             The Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich21 reviews Larry Hawthorne Independent Pub Group, 2000 good product Great product. If you would like to get a good feel for Munich, visit some of the biergartens in the book. Pays for itself in less than two coupons (6 provided, although not all 6 locales are convenient). Interesting info on Munich and its biergartens, and getting around the city (and a few great locations outside of the city, i.e. Salzburg). This is the 2nd edition that I've owned.             The Modern Drunkard27 reviews Frank Kelly Rich Riverhead Trade, 2005 Counter Oprah's Beach Club Book... I read this while on vacation at the beach. Please ensure that your cooler is fully stocked prior to cracking the spine. What a great find! This book is too funny for me to do it justice.             Promise You Won't Freak Out: A Teenager Tells Her Mom the Truth About Boys, Booze, Body Piercing and Other ...15 reviews Doris A. Fuller, Natalie Fuller Berkley Trade, 2004 It's how I want to raise my teens Finally, a book that reflects the way I want to raise my soon-to-be teens, but I didn't know it! I'd read several books, all of which didn't touch a nerve until this one. It also helped me to realize it's time to connect up with other non-judgmental guerilla moms. I don't want to put my teens in a bubble, and then be in denial whenever the bubble bursts behind my back. Instead, I want to ...             Moonshine!: Recipes * Tall Tales * Drinking Songs * Historical Stuff * Knee-Slappers * How to Make It * How ...8 reviews Matthew Rowley Lark Books, 2007 Well researched, well written and attractively illustrated, a rare find! An extremely engaging book about an excellent subject! Behind each page a new jewel: be it an anecdote, a recipe, a quote, an illustration or a fact, each and every page was worth reading. Most books about fermentation and/or distillation fall short in one area or another: some lack technical information, others lack historical facts; this book has it all and is written in a very clean and ...             The Cure for Alcoholism: Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort12 reviews Roy Eskapa PhD Benbella Books, 2008 A Plan You Can Live With There really is a way to regain control of your drinking and this amazing book will give you a road map to sobriety. Based on clinical trails and real life experiences, this book has the answers. For the first time in over twenty years I decide IF I want to drink and if so how much.             The Romance Of Risk: Why Teenagers Do The Things They Do8 reviews Lynn Ponton Basic Books, 1998 Outstanding perspective on needs and motives of adolescents Dr. Ponton writes an unusual book that gives voice to troubled teens and their families, using their engaging stories to teach about contemporary adolescence. As the reader eavesdrops on these lives through absorbing narrative, accounts of therapy, thoughtful reflection and application to relevant issues, and analyses of family interactions, important facts and facets of adolescent development ...             Make Some Noise - Over 101 Great Things to do at a Club, Bar or Party8 reviews Chuck Fresh Brevard Marketing, 1999 Two thumbs up; three if I had another! Forget about bikini contests, banana eating contests and all that silly stuff everyone else has been doing the past 10 years. It's no wonder the club business is suffering - it's been incredibly BORING! "Make Some Noise" finally brings some new and sometimes pretty wild contests and promotions to light. I run a mid-sized bar in the Philadelphia suburbs, and this book has been a big part of ...             Bill in a China Shop11 reviews Katie Weaver, Tim Raglin Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2003 Tea Time Favorite Bill in a China Shop is a wonderful take on the phrase: bull in a china shop. For, of course, Bill is a bull. A gentlemanly bull who just wants a nice cuppa, beautifully portrayed by the illustrator in natty attire. The rhymes are fresh and catchy. Perfect for families who take tea together, or for reading at a tea party for children. Just delightful.             Toto Coelo: By the whole extent of the heavens9 reviews Bob Miller Hats Off Books, 2005 Forty-three Years Today There are advantages of being a fulltime pastor for forty-three years. Then there are the disadvantages. I try as best I can not to dwell on the disadvantages. But the one that did bother me the most, was not being able to answer the questions of children. Adults seldom ask really hard to answer questions, like, ?What is God?s favorite color?? or ?Are their toys in heaven?? or ?Why is ...             Pint-Sized Ireland: In Search of the Perfect Guinness12 reviews Evan McHugh St. Martin's Griffin, 2008 The Guinness Pub Crawl Guide Pint-sized Ireland is a fun and engaging read. The author shares his vacation around Ireland that evolves into the search for the perfect pint of Guinness. Evan and his traveling companion go from the worst Guinness they can imagine to finding the answer to where to find the perfect pint. Their journey takes them up one side of Ireland and back down the other. Along the way they are ...             Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Abuse: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help for Your Family8 reviews Nikki Babbit Patient Centered Guides, 2000 FAST, EFFECTIVE HELP! In a nutshell, this book was one of the elements that SAVED MY SON'S LIFE!! If I hadn't read about the stages of addiction (easily described and organized within the book for quick intervention)I wouldn't have realized how serious a situation he was in already. There he was, crashing through the wall to the final stage (despair/suicidal)of addiction and, because he had woven such a web of chaos ...             The Irish Pub Cookbook11 reviews Margaret Johnson Chronicle Books, 2005 A great resource for good Irish food. My husband and I traveled to Ireland in 2002 and fell in love with the country. We ate at local pubs for almost every meal and decided that we needed to learn to replicate many of these meals. He bought me this book for Christmas several years ago and I have used many of the recipes over and over again. We have a St. Patrick's party every year and have used this cookbook almost exclusively. ...             The Parting Glass : A Toast to the Traditional Pubs of Ireland (Irish Pubs)8 reviews Eric Roth, Eileen McNamara "Stewart, Tabori and Chang", 2006 Photos on tap When I'm in Ireland -- which isn't nearly enough -- I try to avoid the trendy new pubs and stick to the joints where the local people go, where you're still likely to find a session in the corner, where the food is simple but hearty, and where the Guinness is pulled with pride. Eric Roth, a Boston-based photographer, pays tribute to the "real" Irish pubs of Ireland in "The Parting Glass." 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