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    Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History
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    Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History

    By Mark Bailey and Edward Hemingway

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    About this ebook

    These true tales of celebrity hijinks combine Hollywood history, movie-star mayhem, and a frothy mix of forty cocktail recipes.

    From the frontier days of silent film to the wild auteur period of the 1970s, Mark Bailey has pillaged the vaults of Hollywood history and lore to dig up the true—often surprising and always outrageous—stories of our most beloved and boozy actors, directors, and screenwriters at their most soused.

    Humphrey Bogart got himself arrested for protecting his drinking buddies, who happened to be a pair of stuffed pandas. Ava Gardner would water-ski to the set of Night of the Iguana holding a towline in one hand and a cocktail in the other. Bing Crosby’s ill-mannered antics earned him the nickname “Binge Crosby.” And sweet Mary Pickford stashed liquor in hydrogen peroxide bottles during Prohibition.

    Bite-size biographies are followed by ribald anecdotes and memorable quotes. Films that notorious for their on-set imbibing, like Apocalypse Now, From Here to Eternity, and The Misfits, are featured alongside the legendary watering holes of the day. And if a star or establishment was known for a particular cocktail, the recipe is included. Edward Hemingway’s portraits complete this spirited look at America’s most iconic silver-screen legends.

    “This book is like being at the best dinner party in the world. And I thought I was the first person to put a bar in my closet. I was clearly born during the wrong era.” —Chelsea Handler
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateSep 30, 2014
    ISBN9781616203986
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    • 3/5
      A fun and entertaining little recipe book with a literary bent. However, most of the writer's stories cross paths, which is inevitable given the nature of the text. If maybe the author covered international literary figures in addition there would be a bit more variety (Behan, anyone?)
    • 4/5
      This was a real short book and one that now has a permanent position in my home. We all know that some of the best writers were absolute drunks. Bukowski, Steinbeck, Hemingway. This book shares a little backstory of those writers along with drink recipes for their preferred adult beverage.Bukowski favored a Boilermaker, which I'll admit to not knowing what that is. It turns out that it's something I really doubt that I would drink. It's a shot of whiskey with beer as a chaser OR a shot of whiskey dropped into a mug of beer. That would fell my sorry butt in a heartbeat. Although I do appreciate my whiskey.Truman Capote imbibed in Screwdrivers, which I actually have the ingredients for and it sounds mighty good.Alot of the writers were gin folks. That might be a staple that I need to add to my small bar. Although I'm usually a rum or whiskey girl, I'm willing to expand my horizons.Obviously, I don't encourage the type of drinking that these writers did. But I see nothing wrong with partaking every now and again with friends or as a nightcap.Enjoy!
    • 5/5
      Writers like to drink… a lot. I like to read funny stories about what they did or said while drinking, because writers tend to be quite witty. This book fills that desire perfectly. Each author chosen has a two-page spread detailing an incident where they were drinking, a recipe for their drink of choice (or one often associated with them), a line or two about drinking from one of their books Kerouac, Benchley, Fitzgerald and, of course, Hemingway, all found a place in the book, along with dozens of others. It’s a quick read, but a fun one. I also loved seeing some of the unique drink recipes included. While watching the Oscars, I mixed a few of the cocktails from the books. My favorites were the French 75 and the Tom Collins. I’m a gin girl and apparently many writers were gin drinkers too.  
    • 3/5
      43 writers profiled each in a two page layout. Each includes a cocktail recipe, a quote from the author, an excerpt of their writing, an anecdotal story or two, a cartoon illustration of the writer, and a short bio.All hard drinkers, but did any of them know the eight and ninety rules? A short breezy book, I read in two days before bed with a cocktail.
    • 4/5
      A very entertaining little book with cocktail recipes and anecdotes about famously drunken American authors. It's amazing how many of them knew each other, and how many got drunk together. All the recipes I've tried thus far have been delicious.
    • 5/5
      Funny and fascinating, this is a must-have for the reader who enjoys both literature and the occasional drink, or even simply the reader who likes the occasional anecdote or story about an author. For each author included here, there's a two-page-spread including an anecdote about the author's drinking adventures, an ultra-quick bio, an excerpt of poetry or fiction or drama from their work (generally in reference to drinking), and a recipe for a drink which was either a favorite of said author, or inspired by the author. Without a doubt, this is now my favorite coffee table And/Or recipe book. Absolutely recommended for all those with even a passing interest in (any of) the subjects. Fun, and informative...
    • 3/5
      liked the early sections, while the later material was contrived
    • 4/5
      A fun little book of American writers who liked to be drunk. Each chapter has a brief bio of a writer, with a few paragraphs about them personally, usually including some infamous confrontation while inebriated. Each author has a cocktail recipe, which could be for their or their famous character's favorite tipple, and an excerpt from their own work about drinking. For instance, Dashiell Hammett's chapter includes a recipe for a Martini, the favorite for both Hammett and his fictional Nick and Nora. It also includes the story of a night of drinking and arguing between Hammett and girlfriend Lillian Hellman, and an excerpt from The Maltese Falcon. And it's illustrated by Ernest Hemingway's grandson. The recipes look good. 4.2 stars