Hungover : the morning after and one man's quest for the cure / Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detoxification (Substance abuse treatment)--Popular works.

Detoxification (Substance abuse treatment).

Alcohol--Physiological effect--Popular works.

Alcohol.

Hangover cures--Popular works.

Hangover cures.

Alcohol--Physiological effect.

COOKING--Essays.

COOKING--Beverages--Wine & Spirits.

SCIENCE--Life Sciences--General.

COOKING / Essays & Narratives.

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / General.

HISTORY / Social History.

Local Subjects:

COOKING--Essays.

COOKING--Beverages--Wine & Spirits.

SCIENCE--Life Sciences--General.

COOKING / Essays & Narratives.

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / General.

HISTORY / Social History.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

xvi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Penguin Books, [2018]

Summary:

"One intrepid reporter's quest to learn everything there is to know about hangovers, trying all of the cures he can find and explaining how (and if) they work, all so rest of us don't have to We've all been there. One minute you're fast asleep, and in the next you're tumbling from dreams of deserts and demons, into semi-consciousness, mouth full of sand, head throbbing. You're hungover. Courageous journalist Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall has gone to the front lines of humanity's age-old fight against hangovers to settle once and for all the best way to get rid of the aftereffects of a night of indulgence (short of not drinking in the first place). Hangovers have plagued human beings for about as long as civilization has existed (and arguably longer), so there has been plenty of time for cures to be concocted. But even in 2018, little is actually known about hangovers, and less still about how to cure them. Cutting through the rumor and the myth, Hungoverexplores everything from polar bear swims, to saline IV drips, to the age-old hair of the dog, to let us all know which ones actually work. And along the way, Bishop-Stall regales readers with stories from humanity's long and fraught relationship with booze, and shares the advice of everyone from Kingsley Amis to a man in a pub"-- Provided by publisher.

"Hangovers have plagued human beings for about as long as civilization has existed (and arguably longer), so there has been plenty of time for cures to be concocted. But even in 2018, little is actually known about hangovers, and less still about how to cure them. Cutting through the rumor and the myth, Hungover explores everything from polar bear swims, to saline IV drips, to the age-old hair of the dog, to let us all know which ones actually work. And along the way, Bishop-Stall regales readers with stories from humanity's long and fraught relationship with booze, and shares the advice of everyone from Kingsley Amis to a man in a pub"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 What Happens In Vegas p. 7

First Interlude: A Drink Before the War p. 32

Part 2 What Happens Above Vegas p. 37

Second Interlude: Plenty of Aversion; A Version of Pliny p. 61

Part 3 The Hair That Wags The Dog p. 65

Third Interlude: And Up She Rises p. 108

Part 4 A Mad Hatter In Middle Earth p. 115

Fourth Interlude: Werewolves of London p. 140

Part 5 Twelve Pints In Twelve Pubs p. 145

Fifth Interlude: The Withnail Awards; A Press Release p. 176

Part 6 The Hungover Games p. 179

Sixth Interlude: A Roots of Remedy Roundup p. 206

Part 7 The Future's So Bright p. 211

Seventh Interlude: Killer Parties p. 235

Part 8 The Tiger On The Roof p. 239

Eighth Interlude: I Woke Up This Morning p. 256

Part 9 Beyond The Volcanoes p. 261

Ninth Interlude: Aspirin or Sorrow p. 290

Part 10 When Lizards Drink From Your Eyes p. 295

Tenth Interlude: The Hangover Writer p. 317

Part 11 After The Flood p. 323

For the Love of Hangovers: A Kind of Conclusion p. 355.

Notes:

"A Penguin original memoir"--Page 4 of Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. Hungover.

ISBN:

9780143126706

0143126709

OCLC:

1035317422