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The drunken botanist the plants that create the world's great drinks

Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries.

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Main Author:	Stewart, Amy
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Plants, Edible. Plants, Useful. Alcoholic beverages. Cocktails.
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Summary:	Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries.
Item Description:	Includes index. Includes charts.
Physical Description:	xv, 381 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	9781616200466 1616200464
Author Notes:	Amy Stewart is the New York Times bestselling author of the The Drunken Botanist , Wicked Plants , and several other popular nonfiction titles about the natural world. She has also written several novels in her beloved Kopp Sisters series, which are based on the true story of one of America's first female deputy sheriffs and her two rambunctious sisters. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide and have been translated into 18 languages. She lives in Portland with her husband Scott Brown, a rare book dealer who can usually be found at his shop, Downtown Brown Books.