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Nov 12, 2021Liked by Dave Infante

"By the Smoke and the Smell," Thad Vogler

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Nov 11, 2021Liked by Dave Infante

enjoying the Vernon Subutex books lately - protagonists spend a lot of time drinking in the park.

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I thought Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization was very thought-provoking and largely convincing. If it's any indication, I can't shut up about its conclusions when I'm talking with friends at the bar. Learned about it from this Atlantic piece: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/america-drinking-alone-problem/619017/

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Nov 10, 2021Liked by Dave Infante

The greatest beer run ever by JT Molloy

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Nov 10, 2021Liked by Dave Infante

Not booze-centric, but certainly booze-filled fiction. Astoundingly good, and from a first-time author (/comedian). https://www.samtallent.com/book/signed-copy-of-running-the-light

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I've mentioned this title to Dave before, but can't let the topic go by without bringing up Jordan Rosenblum's Rabbinic Drinking: What Beverages Teach Us About Rabbinic Literature.

I just opened the book to a random page, and learned the sages taught that when giving a toast, it is in poor form to "strike the hip (or) dance before a flame," and one should never conclude the speech by saying, "Eat this lettuce, that you should remember me by it." Best men, take heed!

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