DRINK: A Social History of America
By Andrew Barr

Food & Wine:

A witty, highly opinionated ... well-written sociological opus that covers everything from the Pilgrims to Prohibition.

New Yorker:

Witty, wide-ranging.

Newsday:

Provocative, entertaining.

Library Journal:

Barr employs the fields of history, cultural anthropology, pharmacology, religion, economics, nutrition, law, technology, and psychology in his consideration of alcohol consumption in the United States. A Sunday Times writer in London, Barr brings a unique perspective and biting satirical commentary to his work … thought-provoking and impressively researched.

New York Times Book Review:

Picks up some taken-for-granted assumptions and gives them a workthwhile shaking. Reading this book makes you feel as if you were putting his advice into practice, enjoying a rambling, mildly intoxicated dinner conversation with a lively companion.

Forbes FYI:

A diligently researched history, a rousing read and a feisty challenge to modern-day puritans.

Choice:

A sprightly, well-informed, and quarrelsome book filled with fascinating detail, interpretive insights, and the author's self-confident judgment.

Publishers Weekly:

This cheerful mixture of polemic and social history ... is briskly engaging and full of wondrous lore.

Time Out New York:

[A] provocative point of view in an increasingly sober climate.