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MAN WALKS INTO A PUB
A SOCIABLE HISTORY OF BEER |
| By: |
Pete Brown |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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£8.02 |
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£2.97 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0330412205 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780330412209 |
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Currently 8 available |
| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2004 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
400 |
| Description: |
In MAN WALKS INTO A PUB, Pete Brown takes us on a well-lubricated pub-crawl through the amazing story of beer, from the first sacred sip of ancient Egyptian bouza to the last pint of lager on a Friday night. |
| Synopsis: |
It's an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks and teetotal prime ministers; of how pale ale fuelled an Empire and weak bitter won a world war; and, of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket and a Canadian bloke who changed the drinking habits of a nation. It's also the story of the rise of the pub from humble origins through an epic, thousand-year struggle to survive misunderstanding, bad government and misguided commerce. The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism and an awful lot of hangovers. 'a pleasant antidote to more pro-faced histories of beer' - "Guardian". 'Like a good drinking companion, Brown tells a remarkable story: a stream of fascinating facts, etymologies and pub-related urban phenomena' - "TLS". 'Packed with bar-room bet-winning facts and entertaining digressions, this is a book into which every pub-goer will want to dip' - "Express". |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pan Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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