Who This Author Is

Anthony Dias Blue has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Complete Book of Spirits: A Guide to Their History, Production, and Enjoyment and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Zagat Survey.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins and Zagat Survey

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Zagat Survey.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Complete Book of Spirits: A Guide to Their History, Production, and Enjoyment

    Harpercollins • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 336 pages.

  2. COMPLETE BOOK OF MIXED DRINKS

    Harpercollins • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 368 pages.

  3. Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2007

    Simon & Schuster • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 384 pages.

  4. Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2006 (Anthony Dias Blue's Guides)

    Fireside • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 357 pages.

  5. Best Restaurants in New York 2003

    Best Restaurants • 2002 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  6. Buyer's guide to American wines: The right wine for the right price

    Perennial Library • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 275 pages.

  7. The Complete Book of Spirits

    HarperCollins • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2010.

  8. Buyer's Guide to American Wines

    HarperCollins Publishers • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2010.

  9. Zagatsurvey 1996 Update San FranciscoBay Area Restaurants: Including the Wine Country San Jose and Monterey Peninsula (Zagatsurvey: San Francisco/ Bay Area Restaurants)

    Zagat Survey • 1995 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1995.

  10. Zagatsurvey 1995 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants (Zagat Survey: San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants)

    Zagat Survey • 1994 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1994.

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