From Li Bai`s ` Bring in the Ale` to Ted Kooser`s ` Beer Bottle`; from Robert Burns`s` John Barleycorn` to Carol Ann Duffy`s ` John Barleycorn` (no, you are not seeing double), the poems collected here attest to humankind`s long & joyous (mostly) relationship with the world`s most popular alcoholic beverage. A surprising number of authors, & perhaps some surprising authors, have added their tributes to the brew. Here, to name but a few, we find Charles Baudelaire, John Betjamen, William Blake, Bertolt Brecht, Raymond Carver, Amy Clampitt, Emily Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Graves, Langston Hughes, Eric Idle, E. Nesbit, Flann O` Brien, Frank O` Hara, Sylvia Plath, Arthur RImbaud, Rumi & Hank WIlliams, all rather less than sober. Unsurprisingly, ` Anon.` is widely represented, in particularly exuberant spirits. There are recipes, & hangovers (inevitably); there`s singing.. . a hymn to NInkasi, ancient Sumerian goddess of beer, Prohibition protest songs & old English drinking catches; there is philosophy (of a sort), & consolation. Whether pulling up at the celestial bar in Keats`s ` Mermaid Tavern` or at the grittier, jazzier one in Carl Sandburg`s ` Honky Tonk in Clevel&, Ohio`, lovers of beer & poetry are sure to find something to celebrate in these pages. ...

Newly available in a portable flexibound edition, HIP Hotels Atlas offers a vast range of unforgettable experiences across six continents. Every one of the hotels featured is a dream come true. All combine fabulous design, incredible architecture & heartstopping locations. Spectacular settings, authentic style, global variety: this inspirational collection has already established itself as an absolute must for any travel or style aficionado. This new up-to-date edition, in a smaller & more user-friendly format, promises to seduce a whole new audience with the HIP Hotels travel philosophy. ...

Hip Hotels Beach highlights forty hotels on the shores of six continents, each one harmonizing the best of international design with a deep sympathy for local tradition, landscape & ecology. Destinations include Broome, Western Australia (former pearldiving capital of the world), the dramatic volcanic Greek island of Santorini, & a luxury ecological reserve on Mexico`s Pacific Coast. It`s not all Robinson Crusoe-style minimalism: Hi Hotel in Nice, France, is shaped by up-&-coming design star Matali Crasset. ...

Hip Hotels: Budget. Doesn't that sound too good to be true? But true it is. All the ingredients that make a HIP HOTEL
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Hip Hotels: City didn't just identify a trend, it led it. This revised edition reflects that, introducing around a dozen stunning ...

France has it all
- a rich history, an incredibly varied geography, a gastronomic culture that is unsurpassed, & a tradition
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About this series: Herbert Ypma, creator of a whole new genre of style & travel books, has cherry-picked from across the world a galaxy of destination hotels that make travel dreams become reality. Every one combines fabulous design, incredible architecture & spectacular locations & is, in every sense, a Highly Individual Place (HIP). ...

Once again this title in the Hip Hotels series collects information & pictures of some amazing establishments. These are very special places which link the concept of hospitality with the experience of a very specific decor. It

Includes:: the utterly refined Hotel Raya on the Aeolian island of Panarea, a converted Franciscan monastery in Taormina & Castello di Falconara, a Norman castle right on the beach in Sicily, fashion designer Alberta Ferretti's Carducci 76 & the stately neo-gothic Villa Feltrinelli on the shores of Lake Garda.

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Hip Hotels London focusses uniquely on the world's most sophisticated cities. In a smaller, more easily portable format than the standard Hip Hotels style, these beautifully designed & lavishly produced books offer up a breathtaking selection of destination hotels. Whatever your taste, whatever your budget, & whether you are travelling for business or pleasure, Hip Hotels will never fail to inspire. ...

The Orient has held sway over the Western imagination since the days of Marco Polo & Genghis Khan. & that remains true in the 21st century, even if the world east of Istanbul is today a very different place, where potent symbols of age-old cultures exist alongside bold expressions of modernity & futuristic style. These are some of the most extraordinary Hip Hotels yet. Live like a maharaja
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- in the Umed Bhawan Palace in Rajasthan, a splendid art deco fantasy designed between 1929 & 1932. Or relax in a guest villa of King Sihanouk, now the setting for Cambodia's sophisticated new Aman hotel. One of the most remarkable projects here is the Commune by the Great Wall, a highly innovative development by an all-star cast of Asian design talent for a stunning location beside China's most famous ancient monument. & then there's Benesse House on the remote Japanese island of Naoshima, the Zen-like retreat designed by renowned architect Tadao Ando. From Istanbul to Indonesia, from Luxor to Laos, Hip Hotels: Orient promises to be Herbert Ypma's most exciting book to date.

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