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The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less (Paperback)
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The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less (Paperback)

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Published: 25/05/2023
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From the popular broadcaster and columnist comes a humorous and heartfelt exploration of the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation.

'I've occasionally been asked why it is that I need to go for a drink before watching the Albion play. I've always answered with something lame, along the lines of, "You wanna try watching us sober"... where does this urge come from? I've raced off to games hours early to give me a chance to drink a lot of beer in a relatively short time... the craic is good, usually. Sometimes it isn't, Occasionally it's all rather boring. But I always make the effort. Why? Well..'

The popular broadcaster and columnist sets out to discover the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation. The recommended alcohol limit is 14 units a week. Adrian Chiles used to put away almost 100. Ever since he was a teenager, drinking was his idea of a good time - and not just his, but seemingly the whole nation's. Still, it wasn't very good for him: the doctor made that clear. If you lined them up, Adrian must have knocked back three miles of drinks. How many of them had he genuinely wanted? A mile?

There's an awful lot of advice out there on how to quit booze completely. If you just want to drink a bit less, the pickings are slim. Yet while the alcohol industry depends on a minority of problem drinkers, the majority really do enjoy in moderation. What's their secret? Join the inimitable Chiles as he sets out around Britain and plumbs his only slightly fuzzy memories of a lifetime in pubs in a quest to find the good drinker within.

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781788163606
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 200 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 18 mm
Edition: Main


MEDIA REVIEWS

A WATERSTONES BEST FOOD AND DRINK BOOK OF 2022 - :

Likeable and highly readable ... comic and insightful - Observer

Honest, funny and full of strategies on how to moderate your drinking, Chiles is genuinely passionate about his pints and the need to enjoy them without ever coming across as preachy - a fine line many have failed to tread ... sage ... funny and touching - Independent

A fascinating read - Irish Times

An easy read mixture of wit and wisdom ... should be read by all who drink more than the limit - Prof David Nutt, author, Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health

A humorous and heartfelt exploration of the pleasures of drinking in moderation - Waterstones Best Food and Drink Books of 2022

A great read - Miriam O'Callaghan, RTE

Chiles's self-deprecation may be stage-managed, but the underlying modesty is real. Sitting alongside his propensity to admit his ignorance is an attractive willingness to listen to anyone, of any age or social station, who might tell him something meaningful ... This is why Adrian Chiles is beautiful - Gawker

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