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Drinking games : a memoir / Sarah Levy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: xxiv, 263 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250280589
  • 1250280583
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: this is normal, right? -- Wasted. What I mean when I say I'm a blackout drinker ; A love letter to vodka ; The one about friendship ; Bachelor nation and the myth of moderation -- Hungover. How I was influenced by an influencer ; The pursuit of wellness ; Seduced by startup culture ; Flirtini -- Sober. Alcoholism needs a makeover ; Dressing the part ; 'Tis the season to be drunk ; On mothers and daughters -- Free. POV: you have a POV ; My social media archives ; Wedding planning and champagne problems ; I manifested this book -- Conclusion: what comes next.
Summary: "Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived- and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. On paper, Sarah Levy's life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. And only she could save herself. Drinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. It's an examination of what our short-term choices about alcohol do to our long-term selves and how they challenge our ability to be vulnerable enough to discover what we really want in life. Candid and dynamic, this book speaks to the all-consuming cycle of working hard, playing harder, and trying to look perfect while you're at it. Sarah takes us by the hand through her personal journey with blackouts, dating, relationships, wellness culture, startups, social media, friendship, and self-discovery. In this intimate and darkly funny memoir, she stumbles through her twenties, explores the impact alcohol has on relationships and identity, and shows us how life's messiest moments can end up being the most profound"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography LEVY, S. L668 Available liquid damage first few pages 8/22/23 33111010945109
Total holds: 0

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Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived-- and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning.

On paper, Sarah Levy's life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. And only she could save herself.

Drinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. It's an examination of what our short-term choices about alcohol do to our long-term selves and how they challenge our ability to be vulnerable enough to discover what we really want in life.

Candid and dynamic, this book speaks to the all-consuming cycle of working hard, playing harder, and trying to look perfect while you're at it. Sarah takes us by the hand through her personal journey with blackouts, dating, relationships, wellness culture, startups, social media, friendship, and self-discovery.

In this intimate and darkly funny memoir, she stumbles through her twenties, explores the impact alcohol has on relationships and identity, and shows us how life's messiest moments can end up being the most profound.

Introduction: this is normal, right? -- Wasted. What I mean when I say I'm a blackout drinker ; A love letter to vodka ; The one about friendship ; Bachelor nation and the myth of moderation -- Hungover. How I was influenced by an influencer ; The pursuit of wellness ; Seduced by startup culture ; Flirtini -- Sober. Alcoholism needs a makeover ; Dressing the part ; 'Tis the season to be drunk ; On mothers and daughters -- Free. POV: you have a POV ; My social media archives ; Wedding planning and champagne problems ; I manifested this book -- Conclusion: what comes next.

"Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived- and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. On paper, Sarah Levy's life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. And only she could save herself. Drinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. It's an examination of what our short-term choices about alcohol do to our long-term selves and how they challenge our ability to be vulnerable enough to discover what we really want in life. Candid and dynamic, this book speaks to the all-consuming cycle of working hard, playing harder, and trying to look perfect while you're at it. Sarah takes us by the hand through her personal journey with blackouts, dating, relationships, wellness culture, startups, social media, friendship, and self-discovery. In this intimate and darkly funny memoir, she stumbles through her twenties, explores the impact alcohol has on relationships and identity, and shows us how life's messiest moments can end up being the most profound"-- Provided by publisher.

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