Hungover

A rip-roaring adventure story. Tabatha SoutheyHighly knowledgeable and ridiculously enjoyable. Stacey May Fowles, author ofBaseball Life AdviceBrilliantly balancing humour and horror. National PostA world tour of a party, with a raucous cast of winos and experts. Shelf AwarenessUnabashedly droll. The New YorkerYou turn the pages thinking, Thank God I dont feel likethatright now. Or maybe, Thank God Im notthis guy. The New York Times Book ReviewAs long as there have been hangovers, there have been attempts to get rid of them. The ancient Romans consumed owl eggs, the Mongolians sheep eyes and the Syrians ground-up sparrow beaks. To this day, despite convenience-store shelves full of mass-marketed elixirs, a true antidote still eludes us. InHungover: The Morning After and One Mans Quest for a Cure, acclaimed journalist and witty raconteur Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall risks life and liver (Adam Rogers) to explore what happens to our bodies and minds when we over-imbibe and all the ways that we have tried to find relief. He delves into the infamous consequences of those rough mornings experienced by the greats of the pastfrom Noah to Churchill to pitcher David Wellsand recounts his own daring mission to find a cure so that you dont have to.Hungoveris an irresistible blend of culture, history, science, philosophy and mischievous humour. Part Simon Winchester, part A. J. Jacobs and all Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall,Hungoveris both a lamentation and a celebration of a very human experience.

A rip-roaring adventure story. Tabatha SoutheyHighly knowledgeable and ridiculously enjoyable. Stacey May Fowles, author ofBaseball Life AdviceBrilliantly balancing humour and horror. National PostA world tour of a party, with a raucous cast of winos and experts. Shelf AwarenessUnabashedly droll. The New YorkerYou turn the pages thinking, Thank God I dont feel likethatright now. Or maybe, Thank God Im notthis guy. The New York Times Book ReviewAs long as there have been hangovers, there have been attempts to get rid of them. The ancient Romans consumed owl eggs, the Mongolians sheep eyes and the Syrians ground-up sparrow beaks. To this day, despite convenience-store shelves full of mass-marketed elixirs, a true antidote still eludes us. InHungover: The Morning After and One Mans Quest for a Cure, acclaimed journalist and witty raconteur Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall risks life and liver (Adam Rogers) to explore what happens to our bodies and minds when we over-imbibe and all the ways that we have tried to find relief. He delves into the infamous consequences of those rough mornings experienced by the greats of the pastfrom Noah to Churchill to pitcher David Wellsand recounts his own daring mission to find a cure so that you dont have to.Hungoveris an irresistible blend of culture, history, science, philosophy and mischievous humour. Part Simon Winchester, part A. J. Jacobs and all Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall,Hungoveris both a lamentation and a celebration of a very human experience.