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- Early Wine Cellar found in Jamestown
- Bottle of Very Rare Irish Whiskey up for Sale: $182,000
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- September Named “National Bourbon Heritage Month” by U.S. Senate
Readings
- Abel, E. "Moderate" drinking during pregnancy: A cause for concern? Clinica Chimica Acta, 1996, 246, 149-154.
- Behrendt, A., and Behrendt, B. Cognac. New York: Abbeville Press, 1997.
- Brown, G. Classic Spirits of the World. London: Prion, 1995.
- Chafetz, Morris E. A Plan to Prevent Drunk Driving. Washington, DC: Health Education Foundation, 1983.
- Colditz, G. A. Alcohol intake in relation to diet and obesity in women and men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1991, 54, 49-55.
- Day, N. L. The effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol. Alcohol Health and Research World, 1992, 16(2), 328-244.
- Donelson, A. C., et al. The Role of Alcohol in Fatal Traffic Crashes. British Columbia, 1985-1986. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Traffic Safety Research Foundation, 1989.
- Doxat, John. The World of Drinks and Drinking. New York: Drake Publishers, 1971.
- Du Florey, et al. A European concerted action: Maternal alcohol consumption and infants' development at 18 months. International Journal of Epidemiology, 1992, 21 (Suppl. 1).
- Eames, A. D. Secret Life of Beer: Legends, Lore and Little-Known Facts. Pownal, Vermont: Storey, 1995
- Edmunds, L. Martini Straight Up. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Press, 1998.
- Ellison, R. Curtis. Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Prolong Life? New York: American Council on Science and Health, 1993.
- Emmons, B. Gins and Vodkas. Peru, Illinois: Open Court, 2000.
- Emmons, B. The Book of Tequila. Chicago: Open Court, 1997.
- Engs, Ruth C. Alcohol and other Drugs: Self-Responsibility. Bloomington, IN: Tichenor, 1987.
- Faith, N. Cognac. Boston: Godine, 1987.
- Faith, N., and Faith, I. Classic Vodka. London: Prion, 1997.
- Foley, Ray P. The Spirits of Ireland. New York: Foley Books, 1998.
- Ford, Gene. The French Paradox: and Drinking for Health. San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 1993.
- Forrest, F., and du Florey, C. Reported social alcohol consumption during pregnancy and infants' development at 18 months. British Medical Journal, 1991, 303, 22-26.
- Furnas, J. C. The Life and Times of the Late Demon Rum. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965.
- Gabanyi, Stefan. Whiskey. New York: Abbeyville Press, 1997.
- Getz, O. Whiskey: An American Pictorial History. New York: David McKay, 1978.
- von Goeben, R., and Milne, B. Vodka. New York: Friedman/Fairfax, 2000.
- Goodlett, C. R, and Peterson, S. D. Sex differences in vulnerability to developmental learning deficits induced by limited binge alcohol exposure in neonatal rats. Neurobiological Learning and Memory, 1995, 64(3), 265-275.
- Grimes, William. Straight Up or on the Rocks: A Cultural History of American Drink. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
- Gunn, N. M. Whiskey and Scotland. London: Routledge, 1935.
- Hallgarten, P. Spirits and Liqueuers. London: Faber and Faber, 1983.
- Hannum, H., and Blumberg, R. S. Brandies and Liqueurs of the World. New York: Doubleday, 1976.
- Harris, J. F., and Waymack, M. H. Single-Malt Whiskies of Scotland. Chicago: Open Court. 1992.
- Hewitt, T. Furman. A Biblical Perspective on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol and Other Drugs. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Human Resources. Pastoral Care Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 1980.
- Jackson, M. Single Malt Scotch. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1999.
- Jeffers, H.P. High Spirits. New York: Lyons and Burford, 1997.
- Kahn, H. S., et al. Stable behaviors associated with adults' 10-year change in body mass index and likelihood of gain at waist. American Journal of Public Health, 1997, 87(5), 747-754.
- Lands, W. E. M., and Zakharari, S. The case of the missing calories. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1994, 59, 619-625.
- Lanza, J. The Cocktail: Influence of Spirits on the American Psyche. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995.
- Lender, Mark E., and Martin, James K. Drinking in America. New York: Free Press, 1982.
- Limon, E. M. Tequila: The Spirit of Mexico. New York: Abbeville Press, 1998.
- Logsdon, G. Good Spirits: A New Look at Ol' Demon Alcohol. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green, 1999.
- McCarthy, Ed., and Ewing-Mulligan, Mary. Wine for Dummies. Foster City, IDG Books, 1995.
- Mannisto, S., et al. Reported alcohol intake, diet and body mass index in male smokers. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1996, 50, 239-245.
- Marcus, Kim. You don't have to abstain while dieting. Wine Spectator, May 31, 1997, p. 13.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers. Washington, DC: NHTSA, Technology Transfer Series 57, 1993.
- O'Brien, John M., and Seller, Sheldon C. Attributes of alcohol in the Old Testament. The Drinking and Drug Practices Surveyor, 1982, Number 18, pp. 18-24.
- O'Hara, C. B. The Bloody Mary. New York: Lyons Press, 1999.
- Penttila, A., et al. Alcohol and Drugs in Finland: Drivers Killed in Traffic Accidents. In: Noordzi, P. C., and Roszbach, R. (Eds.) Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers, 1987, pp. 263-266.
- Pokhlebkin, W. A History of Vodka. London: Verso, 1992.
- Prendergast, Michael L. A History of Alcohol Problem Prevention Efforts in the United States. In: Holder, Harold D. (Ed.) Control Issues in Alcohol Abuse Prevention: Strategies for States and Communities. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1987, pp. 25-52.
- Raymond, Irving W. The Teaching of the Early Church on the Use of Wine and Strong Drink. New York: Columbia University Press, 1927.
- Regan, G., and Regan, M. The Book of Bourbon and other Fine American Whiskeys. Burlington, Vermont: Chapters, 1994.
- Royce, James E. Alcohol Problems: A Comprehensive Survey. New York: Free Press, 1981.
- Rumpler, W. V., et al. Energy value of moderate alcohol consumption. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1996, 64, 108-114.
- Simpson, H. M., and Mayhew, D. R. The Hard Core Drinking Driver. Ottawa, Ontario. Canada: Traffic Injury Research Foundation, 1991.
- Stratton, K., Howe, C., and Battaglia, F. (Eds.) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1996.
- Streissguth, A. P., et al. Prenatal alcohol and offspring development: The first fourteen years. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1994, 36(2), 89-99.
- Vingilis, E. Drinking Drivers and Alcoholics: Are they from the Same Population. In: Smart, R., Glasser, F., and Israel, Y. (Eds.) Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems. Vol 7. New York: Plenum, 1983.
- Walker, A., and Walker, L. Tequila. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994.
- Waymack, M. H., and Harris, J. F. The Book of Classic American Whiskeys. Chicago: Open Court,1995.
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