The Pocket Idiot Guide to Bartending Author:Alan Axelrod The classic cocktail is back in vogue, and people want to know whats in and whats out: shaken or stirred? Olive with pimento or without? Balancing out these recipes are the coolest, trendiest libations, from mudslides to Jello shots.The Players, an actors club formed by renowned Shakespearian actor Edwin Booth, is one of New Yorks most presti... more »gious social clubs. It is located in Gramercy Park, New York. Alan Axelrod is the author of dozens of works, including The Complete Idiots Guide to the Civil War.« less