A Drinking Life
A Memoir
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.
Buy This Book
-
Format: Electronic Book
Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
ISBN-13: 9780316054539
On Sale Date: 12/14/2008
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Formats Available: Hardcover Book, Trade Paperback, Electronic Book
-
Newsletter
Don't miss updates about our authors, including book tour info and new book releases.
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.
Pete Hamill is a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. His books include the bestselling memoir A Drinking Life and the bestselling novels Snow in August, Forever, and North River. His new novel, Tabloid City, will be published in May 2011.
-
"Magnificent. A Drinking Life is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink." (Boston Globe).
Formats
- Hardcover Book (1)
- Trade Paperback (1)
- Electronic Book (1)
Product Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316054539
- On Sale Date: 12/14/2008
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $28.00
- Pages: 280
- ISBN-13: 9780316341080
- On Sale Date: 12/14/2008
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $13.99
- Pages: 280
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316341028
- On Sale Date: 12/14/2008
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $9.99
- ISBN-13: 9780316054539
- On Sale Date: 12/14/2008
OpenBookTM
Also By This Author
