A lot of people drink, but few do it for a living. Among those who do, nobody does it better, or worse, than Dan Dunn. One part infotainment, two parts desperate cry for help, Nobody Likes a Quitter chronicles Dunn's rise from Philly street kid to Aspen ski bum to lofty status as one of the world's most widely read wine and spirits writers. Along the way, readers learn what to drink, how to drink it, and why they should drink it while meeting the motley crew that shares Dunn's sauce-soaked ways: the degenerate roommate "Bottomfeeder," a string of women who populate Dunn's nights, a host of the famous and fabulously drunk, even the occasional appearance by Dunn's mentor, the great Hunter S. Thompson. A mosh-up of fact and well-oiled flights of fancy, Dunn's riotously funny story is destined to become the Bible of the 21st-Century Drinking Class. Along with hilarious yarns involving celebrities, hapless Hollywood agents and executives, porn-star neighbors, and expensive liquor company events, this bawdy barroom confession contains cocktail recipes, product reviews, and wine and liquor history, as well as profiles of some of the giants of the spirits industry.
For years, Dan Dunn penned the enormously popular "Imbiber" column for Playboy, and has been described, quite aptly, as the country's preeminent "rockstar booze writer." He is the host of "Dan Dunn's Happy Hour" on SiriusXM, a weekly radio program dedicated to the appreciation of adult beverages.
Dunn co-wrote (along with Rob McElhenney of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") the half-hour comedy pilot "Living Loaded," which is based on Dan's book "Living Loaded: Tales of Sex, Salvation and the Pursuit of the Never-Ending Happy Hour" (Random House, 2011). The pilot, produced by FX for Fox, starred Donald Sutherland, Mike Vogel and Larry Wilmore of "The Daily Show." Dunn also published the book, "Nobody Likes a Quitter... and other reasons to avoid rehab" (Running Press, 2007).
A long-time journalist and raconteur, Dan's work has appeared in GQ, USA Today, Maxim, and the LA Times. He's appeared on Conan, the Adam Carolla Show, the Henry Rollins Show on IFC, and the Mark and Brian Show on KROQ. He is a regular guest on the Playboy Radio Morning Show on Sirius/XM satellite radio, and a former staff writer for the Emmy-nominated Talk Soup. For several years, he hosted an adult beverage-themed podcast for famed deejay Tom Leykis's New Normal Network, and his website, www.theimbiber.net, is a popular destination for adult beverage enthusiasts the world over.
