Esquire's Handbook for Hosts

Esquire's Handbook for Hosts
Author: Esquire
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-02-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781579120436

Take an entertaining look back at how to party it up like they did fifty years ago - in the age of 'Lounge.' Now re-introduced for the first time since its original publication in 1949, this book is full of classic advice and guidelines on how to throw a fabulous cocktail party. Complete with everything from directions on how to stock the bar to tips on making conversation to hilarious party games and 400 delightful and useful period illustrations, Esquire's Handbook for Hosts is a delightful reminder that even the most hopeless host can give a terrific party, whether it's New Year's Eve 1949 or 1999. The nostalgic chapters include: Eat - The World's Best Chefs Wear Pants, Foreign Flavors to Win Guest's Favors; Drink - What the Well-Dressed bar Will Wear, Five O'Clock Whistle Whetters; And Be Merry - Games, After-Dinner Witchcraft, How Attractive Are You to Women? and 365 excuses for a Party.

Esquire

Esquire
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1146
Release: 1960
Genre: Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN:

Co Specs

Co Specs
Author: Cas Oh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Alcoholic beverages
ISBN: 9781916215504

"Whether you're a professional bartender or a home enthusiast, CO-Specs is your indispensable A to Z guide to all the essential classic cocktails. From the Aperol Spritz to the Negroni, Martini to Manhattan--learn the recipes and discover the histories and stories behind all of your favourite drinks."--Back cover

Antique Trader Collectible Cookbooks Price Guide

Antique Trader Collectible Cookbooks Price Guide
Author: Patricia Eddie Edwards
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2008-10-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219125

Whether your collection features a hefty helping of grandmas worn, but cherished cookbooks from years past, or a few recipe-rich treasures of your own, this fact and photo-filled guide will feed any cookbook fascination. This reference, written by the owners of OldCookbooks.com serves up 1,500 American cookbooks and recipe booklets from the 20th century, complete with interesting details and historical notes about each, plus estimated values.

Esquire Handbook for Hosts

Esquire Handbook for Hosts
Author: Peter Howarth
Publisher: HarperThorsons
Total Pages: 183
Release: 1949
Genre: Entertaining
ISBN: 9780722539026

Eclectic, funny and kitsch advice for every wannabe sophisticated man-about-town, this handbook was first published in 1949, deserves to be a modern humour classic. This edition with 40 of the original illustrations contains witty and informative sections on:

Coronet

Coronet
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1064
Release: 1957
Genre: Arts
ISBN:

The Sailor's Word-book

The Sailor's Word-book
Author: William Henry Smyth
Publisher: London : Blackie and son
Total Pages: 836
Release: 1867
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN:

Violence and Social Orders

Violence and Social Orders
Author: Douglass Cecil North
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2009-02-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521761735

This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked.

The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy

The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy
Author: Steven Frye
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2013-04-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107018153

This book provides a sophisticated introduction to the life and work of Cormac McCarthy appropriate for scholars, teachers and general readers.