The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Bartending, 2E


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Are you embarrassed to admit you don't know a Martini from a Manhattan? Do you wish you knew how to impress people with incredible bartending skills? Well, this book teaches you how to make the perfect drink, every time. Expert advice on how to whip up the most requested cocktails, the least requested, and how to keep your bar stocked.




The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Bartending


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-- This second edition contains more than two dozen of new and exotic drink recipes using rum, tequila, vodka, gin, bourbon, scotch and a number of other alcoholic beverages.-- The Pocket Idiot's Guide "RM" to Bartending, Second Edition is much more comprehensive than its competitor -- more drink recipes and many more invaluable tips on being the best bartender you can be.-- Are you embarrassed to admit you don't know a martini from a Manhattan, a Margarita from a Mimosa? Do you wish you knew how to impress people with incredible bartending skills? Well, The Pocket Idiot's Guide "RM" to Bartending, Second Edition teaches you how to make the perfect drink, every time. This book offers expert advice on how to stock your bar with the essentials, whip up easy-to-follow recipes for making the most requested cocktails (and even the least requested cocktails), and offers helpful tips on basic bartending skills.




The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Martinis


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Is 'shaken, not stirred' really better? From Fred Astaire to James Bond, the martini has enjoyed a reputation as the stylish drink of sophisticates. This guide shows readers how to mix more than 150 mouthwatering variations on this fabled cocktail - even a pumpkin martini for Halloween - and serves up delicious facts about the history and lore of martinis sure to make any amateur drink mixer sound like a seasoned bon vivant. ?Includes over 150 recipes for traditional and stylish martinis ?Fun-filled trivia on this sophisticated drink that's made a major comeback in recent years ?From an award-winning food author and an award-winning mixology consultant




The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Surviving College


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Not just another overview of academia, this is the perfect handbook for living the college life. It is filled with the kind of insights only students themselves can offer, on topics from late term papers to late-night frat parties.




Fête Accompli!


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The principles of the public relations special events and marketing firm Harrison & Shriftman--whose remarkable parties have been featured in magazines like "InStyle" and "Vogue"--have teamed up to create the hippest yet most practical party-planning book around.




Bartending


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Are you embarrassed to admit that you don't know the difference between a Manhattan and a Margarita? Do you know how to turn a Martini into a Gibson? Do you wish you knew how to impress people with incredible bartending skills? It's not last call yet! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Bartending teaches you how to make the perfect drink--every time. Here's a highlight of what you'll get in this book:




Contemporary Authors New Revision Series


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The Bartender's Cure


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“Compelling... [A] sure-bet read-alike for Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter.” --Booklist A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Electric Lit, New York Post, LitHub, BookRiot, and Library Journal A fiercely relatable coming-of-age debut novel about an aspiring bartender at the perfect Brooklyn neighborhood bar Samantha definitely does not want to be a bartender. But after a breakup and breakdown in San Francisco, she decides to defer law school for a year to move to New York, crashing on her best friend’s couch. When she is offered a job at Joe’s Apothecary, a beloved neighborhood bar in Brooklyn, she tells herself it’s only temporary. As Sam learns more about bartending and gets to know the service industry lifers and loyal regulars at Joe’s, she is increasingly seduced by her new job. She finds acceptance in her tight-knit community and even begins a new relationship. But as the year draws to a close, destructive cycles from her past threaten to consume her again. Sam is increasingly pulled between the life she thought she wanted and the possibility of a different kind of future. How much is she willing to let go of to finally belong? Filled with cocktail recipes and bartending tips and tricks, this captivating, utterly original debut will quench your thirst.




Donna Sue's Down Home Trailer Park Bartending Guide


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She's a bad girl but a great bartender - Ruby Ann's big sister Donna has spent most of her life mixing drinks at the Blue Whale Strip Club. Here she lets readers in on the little professional secrets that have made her the highly skilled drinker she is today. Filled with characteristic Boxcar humour, this edition comes with a foreword by Ruby Ann.