I would any appreciate any help you can give me in learning more about
this book. It was published in the late 90s by Flammarion in France
and called "livre de la biere"--The Book of Beer. It was part of their
connoisseurs series. Each book of this series began with a history of
the subject (chocolate, coffee, tea, linen, whisky, etc), the second
section was an overview of manufacturing and the third part was a look
at the specialized retailers. Each book then ended with an "address
book" of the best shops worldwide.

The books were often translated into English but not always by the same
publisher. Searching on bookfinder.com I can come up with a listing at
the French amazon but all is says is the book is out of print. There
don't seem to be any used copies in either language but even stranger,
I've checked many library catalogs, and can't find it there either.

The author, BTW, is Michel Creignou.

Has anybody seen this book? Any suggestions--I'd love to have a copy.
The same publisher also published the "Little Book of Beer" which is
like an mini-illustrated dictionary.

Thanks,

Charles