{"product_id":"9780060855918","title":"The King of Vodka : The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe King of Vodka\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Linda Himelstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A operatic tour-de-force.” —Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Widow Clicquot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An impressive feat of research, told swiftly and enthusiastically.” —\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Vanderbilt and Rockefeller to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, America’s captains of industry are paragons of entrepreneurial success, and books about business history, from \u003cem\u003eThe First Tycoon \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/em\u003e, show exemplars of capitalistic cunning and tenacity…but just as American cocktail connoisseurs can mistake Absolut, Skyy, Grey Goose, or Ketel One for the quintessential clear spirit, so too has America’s vision of business history remained naïve to a truth long recognized in Eastern Europe: since the time of Tsar Nicholas, both \u003cem\u003evodka \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ecommercial success \u003c\/em\u003ehave been synonymous in Russia with one name—Smirnoff. Linda Himelstein’s critically acclaimed biography of Russian vodka scion Pyotr Smirnov—a finalist for the James Beard Award, winner of the IACP and Saroyan Awards, and a BusinessWeek Best Business Book of 2009—is the sweeping story of entrepreneurship, empire, and epicurean triumph unlike anything the world has ever seen before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eOne of “the year’s best books.”\u003cbr\u003e“The book is an impressive feat of research, told swiftly and enthusiastically.”\u003cbr\u003e“Himelstein brings thorough research and strong writing to bear on a fascinating subject.”\u003cbr\u003e“Himelstein makes Russian history and even current politics come alive.”\u003cbr\u003e“Linda Himelstein has pulled off a remarkable storytelling feat.”\u003cbr\u003e“To follow the lives of members of the Smirnov family in this vivid account is to experience the flow of Russian history from the 1830s until the present. ”\u003cbr\u003e“The story of the Smirnov family is an operatic tour-de-force, and Linda Himelstein tells it with grace and passion.”\u003cbr\u003e“An astonishing tale...”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060855918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41056942457038,"sku":"9780060855918","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060855918.jpg?v=1648262497","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060855918","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}