Shaken Not Stirred : A Celebration of the Martini

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Summary: Thorough, authoritative info on martinis, style, and lore
Review: This is an excellent book about Martinis: mixology, preparation, history, style, and their unique place in literature. The guides to preparing each martini and its variations are well written, understandable, and insightful. If you're a James Bond or vodka martini fan, you'll find the information in this book to be top notch. This book also does the best job I've seen of putting the martini into context with other cocktails, and explaining important "dos and don'ts." The history of each martini and its creator makes you feel like you know them personally. You won't feel shy about asking for something unusual, and passing on your favorites to a bartender (without a hint of snootiness). The book's listing of state-by-state martini hotspots is less than complete, it could use a brief description of some rare or unfamiliar ingredients and their sources, and the index could be polished and expanded. Hopefully, these minor detractions will be corrected in th! ! e next printing, but in the mean time, this is a fantastic book for the novice or aficionado.

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Summary: Best book on Martinis out there!!!
Review: This is the ultimate book if you want to understand the style and substance of martinis and its culture. I promise you, if you love cocktails and martinis in particular, this will be the best $10 you have ever spent!!!!!

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Summary: Essential Martini Cookbook or/ James Bond Martini Sampler
Review: Where can you find more cheer than www.martinis/key/? Shaken Not Stirred: just published by Harper. For less than $10 this book stands out as one of the most fun, concise and complete guides on the subjects of James Bond and the strange but endlessly amusing cult of Martini Worship. Afficionados will also cheer to see the expertly indexed little book virtually grow with information and recipes. Of course you're going to visit the web site. You might even buy the book

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Summary: A gem of a book!
Review: Wonderfully entertaining from cover to cover. The perfect thing to read while curled up with a martini!