Brewing Britain is a surprisingly good book. I say that because I didn’t expect a book on such a limited field to be so hard to put down – I’ve read similar books on wine and found them to be a great cure for insomnia, so really didn’t expect to be so drawn in.
The Diner’s Dictionary reads like a mini version of Larousse Gastronomique; lot’s of very interesting facts about the origins of food, only in a format that I can hold.
My honest opinion is that “Booze for Free” is a book-of-the year contender within its field. I found the “no-nonsense” approach to the otherwise complex subject of home-brew entirely refreshing, and Hamilton’s down to earth, funny but knowledgeable style of writing enticing.