Author:Emma Stokes
'From a Bloody Mary to a Death Flip, each recipe is easy to follow and comes with a detailed description and facts of the drink. The handy book lets you navigate by base spirit, flavour and style – so it’s ideal for those who know what kind of mix they want to learn.' The Evening Standard, The 10 Best Cocktails Books.
Welcome to The Periodic Table of Cocktails! Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find mojitos to martinis - 106 classic cocktails arranged following the logical ordering of The Periodic Table of Elements.
Find your favourite cocktail in the table and discover new cocktails to try - all the cocktails in the same column and immediately to the left or right all share characteristics - flavours, methods and styles you'll enjoy.
See how the most popular cocktails - new and old - were dreamed up, learn how these cocktails are made, how to order them and, most crucially, how to enjoy them at their best. Plus find out more delicious concoctions to try in this expert guide.
After the success of their ingenious idea of matching pictures from Ladybird's archive with prose that mocks the mores of modern life, they are bowing out with a bang with this compendium
—— Sunday TelegraphA new compendium collects together in brief humorous guides to adult life, covering everything from coping with high cholesterol to understanding teenagers, and our favourite, getting on the housing ladder
—— Big IssueReally smart
—— Gaby Hinsliff , GuardianFrom beauty routines and housework expectations to the way mothers are often treated in the workplace, the Man Who Has It All shares expertly flipped one-liners.
—— StylistAt last, a practical guide to help men stay hydrated and create the illusion of authority in the workplace ... I'd buy a copy for my partner, if only he had the time to read it! Bless him.
—— Slummy Single MummyI alternately sniggered and raged my way through this book. Devilishly genius.
—— Caroline Criado-PerezA simple idea, beautifully executed, which pithily derides the blind eye that allows sexism to become endemic.
—— Richard HerringFor feminism that makes you laugh. Despair, but also laugh.
—— Glosswitch, New StatesmanI simply love @manwhohasitall. Nothing points up the absurdity and inequality of debates about care and career as effectivly as simply putting the shoe on the other foot. Follow him on Twitter and read this book!
—— Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New AmericaHilarious and eye-opening.
—— Huffington PostPlayfully subversive and long overdue, this book takes those ubiquitous gender stereotypes and grinds them to dust. Very funny indeed.
—— Rebecca FrontMaking everyone giggle.
—— New York PostPerfect satire.
—— UpworthyIf you love satire, you'll love this.
—— Viv Groskop on Woman's HourTerrific!
—— Joanne Harris