{"product_id":"gin-by-shonna-milliken-humphrey","title":"Gin - By Shonna Milliken Humphrey","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores the power of gin as it exists in solid, liquid, and ethereal form in ink, on screen, and in a bottle via its history, political impact, and cultural representations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGin tastes like Christmas to some and rotten pine chips to others, but nearly everyone familiar with the spirit holds immediate gin nostalgia.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough early medical textbooks treated it as a healing agent, early alchemists (as well as their critics) claimed gin's base was a path to immortality and also Satan's tool. In more recent times, the gin trade consolidated the commercial and political power of nations and prompted a social campaign against women. Gin has been used successfully as a defense for murder; blamed for massive unrest in 18th-century England; and advertised for as an abortifacient.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom its harshest proto-gin distillation days to the current smooth craft models, gin plays a powerful cultural role in film, music, and literature one that is arguably older, broader, and more complex than any other spirit.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Non fiction, Cooking \u0026amp; Beverages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 163 x 120mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f60e0e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Shonna Milliken Humphrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40425024323626,"sku":"9781501353277","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/1000pxx1000px-2022-10-17T151652.039.jpg?v=1665980245","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/gin-by-shonna-milliken-humphrey","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}