In Drinking in America, bestselling author Susan Cheever chronicles our national love affair with liquor, taking a long, thoughtful look at the way alcohol has

Alcohol is a killerâ€"1 of every 13 deaths in the United States is alcohol-related. In addition, 5 percent of the population consumes 50 percent of the alcoh

American colonists knew just two types of public building: churches and taverns. At a time when drinking water was considered dangerous, everyone drank often an

These 12 monologues were originally performed in New York by the author. "Cleverly written [...] It sinks its teeth deep into American and gives us something to

“[Bartels] takes us on a fascinating bar crawl across the country, explaining the history of America’s cocktail and drinking culture along the way.” —Wy