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Drinking Life : A Memoir by Pete Hamill (1994, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316341088
ISBN-139780316341080
eBay Product ID (ePID)1268984
Product Key Features
Book TitleDrinking Life : a Memoir
Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Personal Memoirs, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, Literary, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year1994
GenreSocial Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorPete Hamill
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height9.5 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-028629
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal818/.5409 B
SynopsisThis bestselling memoir from a seasoned New York City reporter is "a vivid report of a journey to the edge of self-destruction" ( New York Times ). As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tools: clarity, consciousness, memory. In A Drinking Life , Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker. "Magnificent. A Drinking Life is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink." -- Boston Globe, This bestselling memoir from a seasoned New York City reporter is a vivid report of a journey to the edge of self-destruction ( New York Times ). As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tools: clarity, consciousness, memory. In A Drinking Life , Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the mood of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifelong New Yorker. Magnificent. A Drinking Life is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink. -- Boston Globe
LC Classification NumberPS3558.A423Z463 1994
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- Sep 28, 2023
Great, informative read!
As someone who has seen the effects of drinking on some in the legal profession I found Hamil’s book/insight compelling!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 14, 2020
Great Read!
Well-written memoir that paints a vivid picture of growing up Irish American in NYC in the forties and fifties. Great read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 31, 2017
Hamill's NY
Great read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
