The Search for the Perfect Pub by Paul Moody
Around Britain, clocking up hundreds of beer miles in search of the perfect pub. A passionate defence of English drinking culture; an elegy for the local on your street corner.
Paul Moody and Robin Turner seem to have found the ideal literary assignment, travelling round Britain in pursuit of the ideal watering placeBut they also have a serious purpose as they investigate the decline of pub culture. -- CONDE NAST TRAVELLER * Giles Foden *
Part road trip, part pub guide and part lament, Paul Moody and Robin Turner's book takes its lead from George Orwell's fantasy pub...the enthusiasm for fine beers and charming independent pubs makes reading it very thirsty work. -- Nathan Brooker * FINANCIAL TIMES *
A rattling good yarn. It is the fruit of a three-year journey measuring - surprisingly favourably - today's pubs with with a template set 65 years ago by George Orwell. -- Brian Elliott * Scotland on Sunday *
Taking chapters in turn, the pair travel far and wide, stopping off at some idiosyncratic and idyllic bars while delivering wholehearted celebration of the old-fashioned pub and all it represents -- Euan Ferguson * TIME OUT *
Entertaining and illuminating * Shortlist *
A pub crawl meets liquid social history...this book can only help. * Reuters *
A very entertaining journey with plenty of input from the kinds of characters I'd love to spend a pint or three with. And I highly recommend you buy a copy. It's the ideal book to make you think as you drink in that pub that you love on a wet afternoon in winter. * Reluctant Scooper *
Written with a personality and intelligence that gives the book the feel of an informed, passionate chat down the pub. * The Quietus *
Part elegy, part report on the state of the nation's libation. They are admirably even-handed, meeting both evil pubco mouthpieces and nice "micropub" hosts, and makes an excellent case for using and encouraging our pubs. -- Steve Jelbert * THE INDEPENDENTS ON SUNDAY *
As the book so persuasively argues, well-run locals are the refuge of the democratic patriot and a force for social cohesion. You'll resolve to visit at least one pub every day for the rest of your life. -- Paul du Noyer * WORD MAGAZINE *
Part road trip, part pub guide and part lament, Paul Moody and Robin Turner's book takes its lead from George Orwell's fantasy pub...the enthusiasm for fine beers and charming independent pubs makes reading it very thirsty work. -- Nathan Brooker * FINANCIAL TIMES *
A rattling good yarn. It is the fruit of a three-year journey measuring - surprisingly favourably - today's pubs with with a template set 65 years ago by George Orwell. -- Brian Elliott * Scotland on Sunday *
Taking chapters in turn, the pair travel far and wide, stopping off at some idiosyncratic and idyllic bars while delivering wholehearted celebration of the old-fashioned pub and all it represents -- Euan Ferguson * TIME OUT *
Entertaining and illuminating * Shortlist *
A pub crawl meets liquid social history...this book can only help. * Reuters *
A very entertaining journey with plenty of input from the kinds of characters I'd love to spend a pint or three with. And I highly recommend you buy a copy. It's the ideal book to make you think as you drink in that pub that you love on a wet afternoon in winter. * Reluctant Scooper *
Written with a personality and intelligence that gives the book the feel of an informed, passionate chat down the pub. * The Quietus *
Part elegy, part report on the state of the nation's libation. They are admirably even-handed, meeting both evil pubco mouthpieces and nice "micropub" hosts, and makes an excellent case for using and encouraging our pubs. -- Steve Jelbert * THE INDEPENDENTS ON SUNDAY *
As the book so persuasively argues, well-run locals are the refuge of the democratic patriot and a force for social cohesion. You'll resolve to visit at least one pub every day for the rest of your life. -- Paul du Noyer * WORD MAGAZINE *
Paul Moody is a writer whose work has appeared in the NME, Time Out, Uncut, Arena and the Guardian. His interview with Paul Weller is the cover story of this month's Uncut magazine. Robin Turner works for Heavenly Recordings, where he started the legendary Heavenly Sunday Social in 1994. He's the co-creator of The Social chain of bars in London, Bristol and Nottingham.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409112679 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409112675 |
| Title | The Search for the Perfect Pub |
| Author | Paul Moody |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2011-11-24 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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