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A Drinking Life by Pete Hamill

A Drinking Life

A Memoir

by Pete Hamill


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Unabridged Edition
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12 Hrs. 42 Min.

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The national best seller A Drinking Life is a poignant memoir of a boy growing up in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II. The son of Irish immigrants, Pete Hamill is raised by his supportive mother, but feels overlooked by his crippled, alcoholic father. In a captivating narrative, Hamill reflects on his early experiences with alcohol and considers the personal implications of the American culture of drinking.

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