A DRINKING LIFE by Pete Hamill

As a child during the depression and World War ll, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mourning, friendship, romance, and religion. Only later did he discover its ability to destroy any writer's most valuable tool: clarity, consciousness, memory. In A Drinking Life, Hamill explains how alcohol slowly became a part of his life, and how he ultimately left it behind. Along the way, he summons the moof of an America that is gone forever, with the bittersweet fondness of a lifetime New Yorker.

Soft cover, fairly good condition. The cover shows some minor signs of wear.