{"product_id":"the-good-drinker-how-i-learned-to-love-drinking-less-9781788163590","title":"The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe author, Adrian Chiles, explores the pleasures of drinking in moderation and the recommended alcohol limit of 14 units a week. He used to drink almost 100 units a week, but it wasn't good for him. Chiles sets out to discover the secrets of good drinkers and plumbs his memories of a lifetime in pubs in a quest to find the good drinker within. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 06 October 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Profile Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs heard on BBC Radio 4 and RTE Radio 1A WATERSTONES BEST FOOD AND DRINK BOOK OF 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn easy read mixture of wit and wisdom ... should be read by all who drink more than the limit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProf David Nutt, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe popular broadcaster and columnist sets out to discover the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe recommended alcohol limit is 14 units a week.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Chiles used to put away almost 100.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since he was a teenager, drinking was his idea of a good time - and not just his, but seemingly the whole nation's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill, it wasn't very good for him: the doctor made that clear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you lined them up, Adrian must have knocked back three miles of drinks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow many of them had he genuinely wanted?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mile?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's an awful lot of advice out there on how to quit booze completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you just want to drink a bit less, the pickings are slim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet while the alcohol industry depends on a minority of problem drinkers, the majority really do enjoy in moderation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat's their secret?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 190g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 515 x 212 x 43 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781788163590\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adrian Chiles","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44101591138554,"sku":"9781788163590","price":10.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1665146109204_book.jpg?v=1665237759","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-good-drinker-how-i-learned-to-love-drinking-less-9781788163590","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}