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This week's #bookoftheweek is The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger. The accompanying cocktail is Liquid Heroine: https://cocktails.fandom.com/wiki/Liquid_Heroine#google_vignette 1.5 oz Peppermint Liqueur 1.5 oz Jagermeister Shake with ice and pour into two shot glasses or one coupe glass Websites mentioned: Matthew Bowman: https://novelninja.net/ Robin Lovett: https://diymfa.com/writing/structure-romance-writing/ Writer Dojo: https://www.writerdojo.com/ Writer Dojo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/552660449893335 #bookreview #bookreviewblogger #booktube #booktuber #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek and #bookreview is The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work by Joseph Campbell. The accompanying #cocktail is The Lonesome Hero: https://punchdrink.com/recipes/the-lonesome-hero/ 1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey 3/4 ounce Becherovka 1/2 ounce cherry liqueur 2 dashes orange bitters Lemon Twist to Garnish Put all in a mixer with ice and stir until chilled, pour over a large ice cube, garnish with lemon twist, and enjoy. #booktok #bookreviewblogger #books #herosjourney #josephcampbell #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Bias Incident by Ari H. Mendelson, billed as "The World's Most Politically Incorrect Novel." The accompanying cocktail is Tequila Mocking Goat: https://www.foodandwine.com/tequila-mocking-goat-cocktail-7511395 Spicy Ginger Syrup 1/2 cup sugar 1 Thai chile, chopped 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh peeled ginger 3 makrut lime leaves 2 cilantro stems, leaves stripped 1/2 cup water Put all in a sauce pan and bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for five minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for one hour before straining into a jar. Cocktail 1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila 3/4 ounce Spicy Ginger Syrup 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 4 ounces soda water, plus more as needed 2 springs cilantro 1 lime leaf Put the tequila, syrup, and lime juice in a shaker with ice and shake. Pour over ice, top with the soda water and garnish with cilantro and lime leaf. #bookreview #bookreviewblogger #booktube #booktuber #booksandbooze

This week's #bookoftheweek is Being Nixon: A Man Divided by Evan Thomas. The accompanying #cocktail is The Nixon: https://www.abc.virginia.gov/products/recipes/classic/the-nixon 1 oz Bourbon 2 dashes Peach Bitters 1 oz Sloe Gin Put all in a glass with ice and stir. #bookreview #weeklybookreviews #president #ushistory #booktube #books #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks. I forewent the cocktail this week in favor of nostalgia with one of Brooks favorite childhood drinks, a Cream Egg: https://www.foodandwine.com/egg-cream-7551803 1/4 Cup Whole Milk 3/4 Cup Seltzer 2 Tablespoons U-Bet Chocolate Syrup Pour the milk in the glass, top with the seltzer. Add the chocolate syrup and push the syrup to the sides with the spoon. #booktok #weeklybookreviews #booktube #booksandbooze #bookreview

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker. The accompanying cocktail is a Dirty Shirley: https://www.liquor.com/dirty-shirley-cocktail-recipe-5441621 2 oz Vodka 1 oz Grenadine Top with Lemon/Lime Soda Maraschino Cherry to garnish #bookreview #bookreviewblogger #booktuber #booktube #books #booktok #booksandbooze

This week's #bookoftheweek is Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession by Laurence Leamer. The accompanying cocktail is The White Lady: https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/recipe-hitchcockian-hangover Part of the measurements are missing, so I went with the following: 1/2 oz Lemon Juice 1/2 oz Cointreau 1 oz Dry Gin Egg White Put all in a shaker with ice and shake it like a British Nanny shakes a crying baby. Pour into a cocktail glass and enjoy this very mild gin cocktail. #bookreview #booksandbooze #booktuber #booktube #booktok

It's the last Sunday of the month which means it's time for the next president, making this weeks #bookoftheweek Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President by Robert Dallek. The accompanying #cocktail is a mudslide, doubled up: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a30212606/mudslide-cocktail-recipe/ Chocolate syrup, for glass 4 oz. vodka 2 oz. Kahlua 2 oz. Baileys 1/4 c. heavy cream Chocolate shavings, for garnish You can shake it with ice, or make it slushy with ice in a blender. #booksandbooze #bookreview #booktuber #booktok

This weeks #bookoftheweek is American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms by Chris Kyle with William Doyle. The accompanying #cocktail is a Smoking Gun Martini: https://sugarspiceandglitter.com/smoking-gun-martini/ 3 oz Gin 1 oz Vodka 1/2 oz Orange Liqueur 1/2 oz Grenadine Maraschino Cherry Garnish Dry Ice Garnish :CAUTION: DRY ICE IS TOXIC! YOU MAY PUT IT IN THE COCKTAIL BUT ALLOW IT TO DISSIPATE. DO NOT INGEST! Due to the toxicity of dry ice, I did not use this in my Smoking Gun Martini. #bookreview #history #guns #booktuber #booktube

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Gun Barons: The Weapons that Transformed America and the Men Who Invented Them by John Bainbridge Jr. The accompanying cocktail comes from the book Cowboy Cocktails: https://tinyurl.com/46mz6p9r 1.5 oz Bonded Applejack 1.5 oz Sweet Vermouth .75 oz Campari Orange peel and apple slice for garnish #bookreview #weeklybookreviews #booksandbooze #cocktail #booktube #booktuber #booktok

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World by Nathan Gorenstein. The accompanying #cocktail is Gunsmoke: https://highwest.com/blogs/recipes/gunsmoke 1.5 oz High West Bourbon 0.25 oz Amaro Nonino Barspoon Mezcal 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice 0.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice 0.5 oz Cinnamon Syrup Grapefruit Twist Garnish Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into an Old Fashioned glass with cube ice. Garnish with a grapefruit twist. #booksandbooze #bookreview #booktube #booktuber #johnmosesbrowning

This weeks #bookoftheweek is An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek. The accompanying #cocktail for this weeks #booksandbooze is a Daiquiri: https://makeitperfectly.com/drink/recipes/d7b4cd78-185c-11e9-b5d8-17f320773b7e 2 oz Rum 1 oz Lime Juice 3 drops Falernum 2 oz Limeade Concentrate I put all in a shaker and shook it up. This cocktail is TART, so if you don't like sour drinks, steer clear.

This weeks #bookoftheweek is The Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt by John Anthony West. The accompanying #cocktail is Serpent's Kiss: https://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/s/serpents-kiss-8920.html Equal parts Melon Liqueur Coconut Rum Raspberry Liqueur Pineapple Juice Pour all in a glass with ice and stir. #ancienthistory #egypt #johnanthonywest #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in the Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber. The accompanying #cocktail is Weaver: https://cocktailsdistilled.com/recipe/weaver/ 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco 0.75 oz Amaro Meletti 1 oz Lime Juice 0.5 oz Hibiscus Syrup Shake all with ice and pour into a rocks glass with ice. #booksandbooze #bookreview #booktuber #booktok

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Forgotten Civilization: New Discoveries on the Solar-Induced Dark Age by Robert M. Schoch, PhD and Catherine Ulissey. The accompanying #cocktail is Drink End of Days: https://www.bargpt.app/ai-cocktail-recipe/drink-end-of-days#google_vignette 2 oz Mezcal 1 oz Aperol 1/2 oz Lime Juice 1/2 oz Agave Syrup 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper Pinch of Sea Salt Put all in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake up, pour over ice and garnish with a chili pepper. #bookreview #booktok #booktuber #history

This weeks #bookoftheweek is the final book in the Kingmaker trilogy by Ari H. Mendelson, Just Power.The accompanying cocktail is Cup of Justice: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/6342/cup-of-justice 1.5 oz Amaro .5 oz Elderflower Liqueur .5 oz Cognac 2 drops Chocolate Bitters Stir all with ice, pour into a cocktail glass. Enjoy! #tooreal #fiction #clowncourt #booksandbooze #bookreview

This weeks book of the week is Eisenhower: Soldier and President: The Renowned One-Volume Life by Stephen E. Ambrose. The accompanying cocktail is allegedly one of Eisenhower's favorites, Transfusion: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/transfusion/ Concord grape juice ice cubes* 2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce ginger syrup 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed 2 ounces club soda, chilled Garnish: concord grapes Garnish: crystallized ginger Mix the vodka, ginger syrup, and lime juice in a shaker with ice, pour over the grape juice ice cubes, add the club soda, and garnish with crystallized ginger and concord grapes. #bookoftheweek #booksandbooze #booktuber #eisenhower #bookreview

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Liberalism by Ludwig von Mises. The accompanying #cocktail is The Liberal: https://www.thespruceeats.com/liberal-cocktail-recipe-761463#:~:text=The%20liberal%20cocktail%20is%20made,as%20sweet%20as%20the%20original. 1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey, or bourbon 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth 1/4 ounce amaro liqueur 2 dashes orange bitters Lemon twist, for garnish Put all but garnish in cocktail shaker with ice, stir until chilled. Pour into a cocktail glass, garnish with lemon twist. #booksandbooze #review

This weeks #bookoftheweek is For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard. The accompanying #cocktail is Fresh Picked Freedom: https://www.thebacklabel.com/recipe/fresh-picked-freedom/ 50 ml Hangar 1 Straight Vodka 20 ml lemon juice, fresh 20 ml simple syrup Club soda, to finish 2 handfuls blueberries 6 mint leaves, fresh, plus more to garnish This was a thinkum book, that required much pauses to work through what I had read. And reminded me forcefully of Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. In Defense of the 2nd Amendment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUantWFY2M The Moon is a Harsh Mistress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-J_5ziYEI #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness by Timothy Sandefur. The accompanying #cocktail is a classic Aviation: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/aviation/ 2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Maraschino Liquor 1/4 oz Creme de Violette 3/4 oz Lemon Juice Garnish: Brandied Cherry Since Isabel Paterson preferred the name Aviation to the more common Lost Generation, I mixed up a classic Aviation for this week's #bookreview #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is A Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman by Alonzo L. Hamby. The accompanying #cocktail is a Missouri Mule: https://www.stlmag.com/dining/how-to-make-a-missouri-mule/ 1 oz Bourbon 1 oz Apple Jack or Apple Brandy .5 oz Campari .5 oz Cointreau Mix all with ice, pour into a glass, garnish with an orange slice (optional). Martyr Made Podcast: Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem: https://www.martyrmade.com/featured-podcasts/fear-loathing-in-the-new-jerusalem #bookreview #uspresidents #ushistory #harrystruman #booksandbooze

This weeks #bookoftheweek is About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother by Peggy Rowe. And because horses are involved, this weeks cocktail is Horsefeathers (aka The Quarterhorse): https://alittleandalot.com/quarter-horse-cocktail/ 2 oz Bourbon 4 oz Ginger Beer 1 oz Lime Cordial 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters Stir all with ice in a mixer and pour over ice. #booksandbooze #bookreview #bookreviews #memoir

This weeks #bookoftheweek was a random find at my local bookstore, The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan. The accompanying #cocktail is 69th Irish Regimental Cocktail: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/69th-irish-regimental-cocktail.158953/#google_vignette 3 parts champagne 1 part Irish Whiskey #booksandbooze #bookreview #bookreviews

This weeks #bookoftheweek is New Deal or Raw Deal: How FDR's Economic Legacy has Damaged America by Burton Folsom Jr. The accompanying cocktail is a Vodka Paralyzer: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/152922/vodka-paralyzer/ 1 cup ice cubes 4 fluid ounces cola 1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka 2 fluid ounces milk 1 maraschino cherry (Optional) Pour all in a highball glass and stir, top with maraschino cherry for garnish. #bookreview #booksandbooze #economics #fdr

This weeks #bookoftheweek is FDR: A Biography by Ted Morgan and the accompanying #cocktail is a Rum Swizzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VVptVuGSS8 2.25 oz Dark Rum 2.25 oz Gold Rum 1.5 oz Triple Sec 2.5 oz Orange Juice Juice 1 Lemon 1 oz Falernum 3 dashes Bitters Mix with ice and enjoy. #FDR #americanhistory #USPresidents #bookreview #booksandbooze