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Book Synopsis The Joy of Pubs by : Frank Hopkinson
Download or read book The Joy of Pubs written by Frank Hopkinson and published by Portico. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on in the same vain of The Joy of Sheds, The Joy of Pubs is an intoxicating publication detailing everything and anything you want to know about pubs. It celebrates the many facets of the traditional British pub over the years, with chapters on: Pub Characters, Pub Games, Pub Fiddles (how the licensee has shafted his customers over the years), Pub Teams and Pub History from Geoffrey Chaucer to Jeffrey Bernard. It features the great pubs of literature – Robert Louis Stevenson’s Admiral Benbow, Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn and Charles Dickens’ The Grapes; the great pubs of film – The Crown Inn at Amersham (Four Weddings and a Funeral), the Crown Inn at Wells (Hot Fuzz); the great pubs of TV – apart from the Rover's Return, Queen Vic and Woolpack. It features tales of barring, of dodgy deals of riotous lock-ins and of strange hauntings. The perfect present for anyone who loves their pub or just the idea that they have a pub.
Book Synopsis Bars, Taverns, and Dives New Yorkers Love by : John Tebeau
Download or read book Bars, Taverns, and Dives New Yorkers Love written by John Tebeau and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With charming original illustrations, this book celebrates fifty of the Big Apple’s storied taverns, legendary dives, and bars and the drink recipes that will inspire you to become a regular. For cocktail enthusiasts and those seeking the most real New York watering holes, this is a comprehensive guide to the city’s legendary bars, taverns, and dives across all five boroughs, featuring stories, insider tips, and delicious cocktail recipes. From McSorley’s in the East Village and the West Village’s Ear Inn, to Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens, and Fort Defiance in Red Hook, Brooklyn, this book spans New York’s five boroughs, each entry combining an intoxicating mix of history, local color, and city lore. It includes tips like the best times of day to visit, or whether to choose bar or table, along with signature cocktail recipes, and witty sidebars on topics such as day drinking versus night drinking. Painting an intimate picture of each featured place accompanied by charming illustrations, this book stands out from typical New York City guidebooks on the market and will interest New York City tourists and natives alike, as well as cocktail enthusiasts and general bons vivants.
Book Synopsis The Joy of Tippling by : Ray Oldenburg
Download or read book The Joy of Tippling written by Ray Oldenburg and published by Berkshire Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joy of Tippling is a toast to the importance of drinking together, crafted by the ultimate tippler. Like Ray Oldenburg’s bestselling The Great Good Place, in which he coined the now-famous term “third places,” his latest book is packed with factual information, humor and wit, personal insights, and sound sociological observations. The Joy of Tippling is a celebration of third places, and a call to community. Ray Oldenburg is known internationally for his book The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community, which appeared in 1989 and is presently in its third edition. He is coauthoring a fourth edition with Karen Christensen.
Book Synopsis Chicago's Historic Irish Pubs by : Mike Danahey
Download or read book Chicago's Historic Irish Pubs written by Mike Danahey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From dancing at Hanley’s House of Happiness to raising pints at Kelly’s Pub on St. Patrick’s Day, the history of the Irish community in Chicago is told through stories of its gathering places. Families are drawn to the pub after Sunday church, in the midst of sporting events, following funerals, and during weddings. In good times and bad, the pub has been a source of comfort, instruction, and joy—a constant in a changing world. Based on interviews with tavern owners, musicians, bartenders, and scholars, Chicago’s Historic Irish Pubs explores the way the Irish pub defines its block, its neighborhood, and its city.
Download or read book Liquid History written by John Warland and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THOSE WHO LOVE LONDON. A RADIO 4 BEST FOOD AND DRINK BOOK OF THE YEAR. An illustrated guide to London's best pubs and their extraordinary history, presented by the founder of the world-famous Liquid History Tours. Pull up a stool for a thirst-quenching trundle through London's liquid history in search of the city's greatest pubs. We raise a toast in Shakespeare's local, pop in for a pint at Jack the Ripper's bar and push open the bloodstained doors of the Bucket of Blood. Liquid History is a beautifully illustrated love letter to London's finest hostelries, written by the city's leading pub tour guide and host of the celebrated Liquid History Tours. Profiling over 50 timeless boozers, this book tells the story of London's history and the taverns that have hosted, harboured and refreshed its leading characters. Exploring the watering holes of London's writers and artists, its most notorious criminals and celebrated figures, we move from architectural marvels to secretive backstreet boozers to join the dots for London's ultimate knees-up.
Download or read book Local written by Wendy Bounds and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the September 11th attacks, the author was delivered to Guinan's - a tiny Irish pub and general store on the banks of the Hudson River. Containing stories of joy and sorrow, it is a tale of the pub's fight to endure and the author's search for a simpler way of life.
Book Synopsis Great British Pub Dogs by : Abbie Lucas
Download or read book Great British Pub Dogs written by Abbie Lucas and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully photographed collection tells the stories of the much-loved dogs, of all kinds, that live in pubs all over Great Britain, not least the Pub Dog Capital of Britain, Whitstable. Locals love their pub dogs and landlords often say that people come in as much for the dog as for anything else. Dogs make a pub feel like home for regulars. Fleckney and Lucas chronicle the incredible variety of dogs that actually live in, rather than simply visit, Britain's pubs. They showcase the dogs with their beautiful photographic portraits and tell their stories, too. In feel, this is very much a 'family album' of British pub dogs.
Download or read book Lewes Pubs written by Kevin Newman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating tour of Lewes' pub scene, charting the town's taverns, alehouses and watering holes, from past centuries to more recent times.
Download or read book The Irish Pub written by James Fennell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this cheerful celebration, more than 250 photographs capture the essence of pubs from every part of Ireland. The volume's beautiful interiors and charming stories are an invaluable chronicle of traditional Irish life.Thames & Hudson
Book Synopsis Great Australian Pubs by : Lee Mylne
Download or read book Great Australian Pubs written by Lee Mylne and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pubs are an integral part of Australia’s history, providing a stopping point for many thirsty travellers seeking a cold beer, a meal or a bed for the night. And what better way to learn about the place you’re passing through than at the bar or on the verandah of a pub that has been welcoming travellers for more than 100 years? Great Australian Pubs is a beautifully illustrated guidebook featuring author Lee Mylne’s 100 top pubs across every state and territory. Each entry covers the pub’s history, food, beer, wine and accommodation options, making it an ideal book for travellers to take with them on the road. This book also makes for an excellent gift or reference guide for the armchair traveller.
Book Synopsis The Battle for Stow by : Rob Walters
Download or read book The Battle for Stow written by Rob Walters and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting modern day battles, against the backdrop of a bloody historical conflict.
Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 1434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cryptic Pub Quiz Book by : Frank Paul
Download or read book The Cryptic Pub Quiz Book written by Frank Paul and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a regular quizzer at your local pub? Do you fancy yourself a cryptic crossword whiz? Might you be up for a challenge? 'Frank Paul is an extremely impressive chap and a dazzling quizzer' Victoria Coren Mitchell, presenter of Only Connect Since 2015, The Mill in Cambridge has hosted an unusually fiendish quiz from the mind of legendary quizmaster Frank Paul. Contestants could expect to be delighted and perplexed by wordsearch poems, jokes and rebuses, a bewildering encounter with the Sphinx and a confounding murder mystery. With rounds including Motion Picture Mixture, Eight Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Gogglebox Jigsaw and Chemical Element Blind Date, this is the best of The Mill’s quiz night. Are you ready to have your mind bent, blown and boggled?
Book Synopsis The Pubs of Portsmouth From Old Photographs by : Ron Brown
Download or read book The Pubs of Portsmouth From Old Photographs written by Ron Brown and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a unique and charming look at some of Portsmouth's most famous pubs.
Book Synopsis For the Love of Europe by : Rick Steves
Download or read book For the Love of Europe written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 40+ years of writing about Europe, Rick Steves has gathered 100 of his favorite memories together into one inspiring, award-winning collection: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories. Join Rick as he's swept away by a fado singer in Lisbon, learns the dangers of falling in love with a gondolier in Venice, and savors a cheese course in the Loire Valley. Contemplate the mysteries of centuries-old stone circles in England, dangle from a cliff in the Swiss Alps, and hear a French farmer's defense of foie gras. With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, For the Love of Europe features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career. Covering his adventures through England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and more, these are stories only Rick Steves could tell. Wry, personal, and full of Rick's signature humor, For the Love of Europe is a fond and inspirational look at a lifetime of travel. Winner of the 2022 Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award: Best Travel Book, Silver
Book Synopsis Fodor's See It London, 4th Edition by : Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
Download or read book Fodor's See It London, 4th Edition written by Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Royal palaces, stylish shops, museums, pubs, detailed maps, 100s of color photos"--Cover.
Book Synopsis Fodor's Essential Belgium by : Fodor’s Travel Guides
Download or read book Fodor's Essential Belgium written by Fodor’s Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to visit the Grand Place in Brussels, eat chocolate in Bruges, or sip beer in Antwerp, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Belgium are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Belgium guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s Essential Belgium travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 15 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, museums, nightlife, shopping, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Best Things to Eat” “Best Things to Buy” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local cuisine, culture, beer, chocolate, art and architecture, and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “14 Ultimate Experiences” and “Belgium’s Best Beer” and others LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Bruges, Namur, Liege, and WW1 and WW2 sights Planning on visiting other European countries? Check out Fodor's Amsterdam, Fodor’s Essential France, Fodor’s Essential Italy, Fodor’s Essential Norway, and Fodor’s Essential Switzerland. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!
