{"product_id":"wine-9781501383618","title":"Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile wine drunk millennia ago was the humble beverage of the people, today the drink is inextricable with power, sophistication, and often wealth. Bottles sell for half a million dollars. Point systems tell us which wines are considered the best. Wine professionals give us the language to describe what we taste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgricultural product and cultural commodity, drink of ritual and drink of addiction, purveyor of pleasure, pain, and memory - wine has never been contained in a single glass. Drawing from science, religion, literature, and memoir, \u003ci\u003eWine \u003c\/i\u003emeditates on the power structures bound up with making and drinking this ancient, intoxicating beverage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15670183\"\u003eMeg Bernhard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501383618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501383612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT006000\"\u003eSemiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI001000\"\u003eAesthetics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CKB\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CKB126000\"\u003eBeverages | Alcoholic | Wine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and reporter based in Las Vegas and California. Between 2017 and 2020, she lived in Spain and Belgium, where she worked on vineyards and as a stringer for \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eonline\u003ci\u003e, Catapult, Guernica, Harper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her \u003ci\u003eHazlitt\u003c\/i\u003e essay \"Water or Sky?\" about a friend's drowning and finding meaning through shared grief, was anthologized in the 2021 \u003ci\u003eBest American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e edition, and a piece about the concept of \"ambiguous loss\" was included as a notable essay in the 2022 \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494734164205,"sku":"9781501383618","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_49e0992b-dea5-4542-b7e0-8007f22b8a83.jpg?v=1700934005","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/wine-9781501383618","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}