{"product_id":"9781594632310","title":"Drinking with Men: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e “Best Books of 2013”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2013: Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire \u003c\/i\u003e10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxes, the knowing bartenders, and especially the sometimes surprising but always comforting company of regulars. Starting with her misspent youth in the bar car of a regional railroad, where at fifteen she told commuters’ fortunes in exchange for beer, and continuing today as she slings cocktails at a neighborhood joint in Brooklyn, Schaap has learned her way around both sides of a bar and come to realize how powerful the fellowship among regular patrons can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDrinking with Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Schaap shares her unending quest for the perfect local haunt, which takes her from a dive outside Los Angeles to a Dublin pub full of poets, and from small-town New England taverns to a character-filled bar in Manhattan’s TriBeCa. Drinking alongside artists and expats, ironworkers and soccer fanatics, she finds these places offer a safe haven, a respite, and a place to feel most like herself. In rich, colorful prose, Schaap brings to life these seedy, warm, and wonderful rooms. \u003ci\u003eDrinking with Men \u003c\/i\u003eis a love letter to the bars, pubs, and taverns that have been Schaap’s refuge, and a celebration of the uniquely civilizing source of community that is bar culture at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047420444912,"sku":"9781594632310","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594632310_p0.jpg?v=1763815123","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594632310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}