The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man,” Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship respon...(展开全部)

Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt aPapa Doca and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American, and Jones the confidence manathese are the acomediansa of Greeneas title. Hiding behind their actorsa masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. They are men afraid of love, afraid of pain, a...(展开全部)

Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt “Papa Doc” and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American, and Jones the confidence man—these are the “comedians” of Greene’s title. Hiding behind their actors’ masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. They are men afraid of love, afraid of pain, a...(展开全部)

A striking depiction of Haiti on the brink of chaos, delivered with Greene’s characteristic dark humour, forceful story-telling, and very obvious human sympathy. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PAUL THEROUX Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt 'Papa Doc' and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocen...(展开全部)

中国是世界大的酒类生产国和消费国之一，酒精渗透到其文化的各个方面，从传统和文学到商业和战争。然而，对外界来说，中国知名的烈酒白酒仍然是个谜。这种情况即将改变，因为白酒现在已在国外的鸡尾酒吧供应。 《醉在中国》讲述了德里克·桑德豪斯探索世界上古老的饮酒文化的旅程。他走遍全国和世界各地，与酿酒师、啤酒酿造师、江湖骗子、考古学家和普通饮酒者会面。他研究了酒精塑造中国社会及其仪式的多种方式。他参观了生产车间、卡拉 OK 厅、火锅店和地下酒吧。一路上，他发现了一个跨越九千多年的传统，并探讨了最近的经济和政治发展如何首次将中国酒精推向国外。随着中国社会日益国际化，其饮酒文化也须适应时代。西方是否也能适应并与中国举杯共饮？阅读《醉在中国》一书，你就能找到答案。 China is one of the world's leading producers and co...(展开全部)

China is one of the world’s leading producers and consumers of liquor, with alcohol infusing all aspects of its culture, from religion and literature to business and warfare. Yet to the outside world, China’s most famous spirit, baijiu, remains a mystery. This is about to change, as baijiu is now being served in cocktail bars beyond its borders. Drunk in China follows Derek San...(展开全部)

In TRAVELS WITH BARLEY: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America, Ken Wells takes readers on a witty, literate and informative adventure down America?0?8s River of Beer?0?3a $75 billion juggernaut coursing through the heart of American commerce and through the hearts, minds and passions of 84 million beer drinkers. The book takes us, literally, down the mighty Mississippi, fro...(展开全部)

Just about anyone with a modest amount of beer knowledge will tell you that right here, right now is the best time in the history of mankind to be a beer drinker. With the most breweries in the United States since Prohibition and a global culture that is thriving and innovating, there are choices on tap like never before, using ingredients that a generation ago would have been ...(展开全部)

Just about anyone with a modest amount of beer knowledge will tell you that right here, right now is the best time in the history of mankind to be a beer drinker. With the most breweries in the United States since Prohibition and a global culture that is thriving and innovating, there are choices on tap like never before, using ingredients that a generation ago would have been ...(展开全部)