{"product_id":"9781616203986","title":"Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrue tales of celebrity hijinks are served up with an equal measure of Hollywood history, movie-star mayhem, and a frothy mix of forty cocktail recipes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumphrey Bogart got himself arrested for protecting his drinking buddies, who happened to be a pair of stuffed pandas. Ava Gardner would water-ski to the set of \u003ci\u003eNight of the Iguana\u003c\/i\u003e holding a towline in one hand and a cocktail in the other. Barely legal Natalie Wood would let Dennis Hopper seduce her if he provided a bathtub full of champagne. Bing Crosby’s ill-mannered antics earned him the nickname “Binge Crosby.” And sweet Mary Pickford stashed liquor in hydrogen peroxide bottles during Prohibition. From the frontier days of silent film up to the wild auteur period of the 1970s, Mark Bailey has pillaged the vaults of Hollywood history and lore to dig up the true—and often surprising—stories of seventy of our most beloved actors, directors, and screenwriters at their most soused.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBite-size biographies are followed by ribald anecdotes and memorable quotes. If a star had a favorite cocktail, the recipe is included. Films with the most outrageous booze-soaked stories, like \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now, From Here to Eternity,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Misfits,\u003c\/i\u003e are featured, along with the legendary watering holes of the day (and the recipes for their signature drinks). Edward Hemingway’s portraits complete this spirited look at America’s most iconic silver-screen legends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is like being at the best dinner party in the world. And I thought I was the first person to put a bar in my closet. I was clearly born during the wrong era.” —Chelsea Handler\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179856118000,"sku":"9781616203986","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616203986_p0.jpg?v=1769904433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616203986","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}