Esquire Handbook for Hosts: The original ’50s guide for the sophisticated man - Rilegato

Howarth, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0722539029 ISBN 13: 9780722539026

Casa editrice: Thorsons, 1999

Riassunto

Original ’50s guide for the debonair 007 in every man!

Eclectic, funny and kitsch advice for every wannabe sophisticated man-about-town, the Esquire Handbook for Hosts, 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:
• all sorts of classic James Bond type cocktails
• recipes and hangover cures
• manners for the modern man – notes on etiquett
• How to carve
• how to remove a drunk from the house
• the art of conversation, small talk and debate
• rules for card and party games, including poker, three handed bridge and gin rummy
• chatting up the opposite sex
…and much, much more.

A design/humour classic – the book uses the ’50s style with muted colour tints dropped in.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Introduction will be by present editor of Esquire, Peter Howarth, who will be available for interview.

Dalla quarta di copertina

WHAT EVERY DEBONAIR MAN NEEDS TO KNOW

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Continental cocktails, highballs and punches
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Tipples for teetotallers and hangover cures
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Recipes for the repertoire of every good host
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Etiquette guide – the correct code of conduct
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How to handle a drink in the house
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Small talk to charm the opposite sex
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Managing a skilful debate
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Poker, gin rummy and three handed bridge

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Thorsons
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0722539029
• ISBN 13: 9780722539026
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile