The Book of Absinthe: A Cultural History
by Phil Baker
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Author: Phil BakerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-07
ISBN: 0802139930
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Grove Press
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Book Review: Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about Absinthe
Summary: 4 Stars
What I like about this book is Baker's approach and all the information he gives the reader. I really enjoyed reading this book, and do, in fact, now know very much about absinthe. Baker covers: how it came about, how it influenced artists and thinkers, to how it became vilified. There are some great anictdotes about artist such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and their drinking habits that were laugh out loud funny.
I did not give the book 5 stars because it is so historical and filled with information that the book does sag a bit at points. But that does not take away terribly from the overall enjoyment I had reading it.
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