Books

December, 2001

Season's ReadingsIt would take 20 Santas to carry all the gift books that appear this time of year. To make sure the ones you give end up on coffee tables and not behind doors, here's our guide to the best. After all the cocktail-party stories told over the years, the story of the cocktail itself is long overdue. In Straight Up or On the Rocks (North Point), William Grimes, restaurant critic for The New York Times, does an expert job--mixing classic-drink recipes with wonderful accounts that wil...

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