{"product_id":"a-drinking-life-a-memoir-9780316341080","title":"A Drinking Life: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis bestselling memoir from a seasoned New York City reporter is \"a vivid report of a journey to the edge of self-destruction\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Drinking Life\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent. \u003ci\u003eA Drinking Life\u003c\/i\u003e is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2020) was a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He was the author of twenty-two books, including the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eTabloid City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eA Drinking Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410542268690,"sku":"9780316341080","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6306849d-82a0-4afe-805b-c3a4412e50c4.jpg?v=1729304907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-drinking-life-a-memoir-9780316341080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}