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Running Press Matthew Latkieiwicz Drinking, a Manual Whether socializing, celebrating, or drowning sorrows, we drink in a range of settings for a variety of reasons. This wry reference guide helps readers navigate their drinking lives. With a humorous, tongue-in-cheek tone, Matthew Latkieiwicz prepares drinkers to drink in any situation—everywhere from weddings, to casinos, to children’s birthday parties. Readers will learn which reunions are flask friendly and which are not, how to drink effectively during a breakup, and how, what, and when to drink in movie theaters. Latkieiwicz leaves no stone unturned in his examination of the world of drinking. Drinkers everywhere will leave this book with a thorough knowledge of how and when to empty their glass and what to put in it! • Matthew Latkieiwicz writes a monthly column about drinking for New York Magazine’s Grub Street. He has also written a wine column for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and currently hosts the podcast Not About Wine. Spring 2014 • Beverages/Bartending/Cooking • 192 pages World Rights: Running Press HogWild The Sh*tfaced Games: A Shot at Glory and Gold for the Wasted Warrior Inspired by real-life games from around the world, with an eye toward the Olympics, The Sh*tfaced Games is sure to be the ultimate guide for partygoers everywhere. The book’s 50 drinking games are organized into three categories: bronze (games to get you tipsy), silver (games to get you drunk), and gold (games to get you sh*tfaced). Between rounds, peruse the fun trivia and facts on drinking and the Olympics, cocktail recipes, and extensive illustrations. The title’s release coincides with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, making it the perfect companion for the boozy sports fan. • HogWild is a successful stand-up comedian. His dating-advice-based comedy website, HogWild.net, gets 140,000 unique monthly visitors. His YouTube videos are approaching 3 million views, and his comedy has been featured in numerous places, including MAD magazine. Fall 2013 • Humor/Beverages/Popular Culture • 160 pages World Rights: Running Press Zach Golden What the F*@# Should I Drink? The Answers to Life’s Most Important Question of Your Day (in 75 F*@#ing Recipes) This follow-up to the wildly popular What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner? provides drinkers with 75 recipes for concocting classic (and not so classic) mixed drinks— everything from a “Sidecar” to a “Moscow Mule” to a caipirinha. In addition to teaching readers how to make the drinks, Zach Golden invites drinkers to choose their own “drinking adventure.” This cutting-edge cookbook is the perfect resource for anyone who just wants to have a f*@#ing good time! • Zach Golden, author of What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner? and creator of WhatTheFuckShouldIMakeForDinner.com, started in 2012 to address his own mealtime indecisions. Fall 2013 • Cooking/Beverages/Wine and Spirits • 152 pages World Rights: Running Press

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