{"product_id":"a-drinking-life-0316341029","title":"A Drinking Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0316341029\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hamill, Pete\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bestselling memoir from a seasoned New York City reporter is \"a vivid report of a journey to the edge of self-destruction\" (New York Times).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.\"Magnificent. A Drinking Life is about growing up and growing old, working and trying to work, within the culture of drink.\" --Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534461337888,"sku":"NEW0316341029","price":12.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81aTIdFuClL.jpg?v=1777361251","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-drinking-life-0316341029","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}