For cigar-lovers who dream of becoming an instant cigar aficionado, you are in the right place! The information in this book has the ability to rapidly transform your entire cigar smoking game. Inside these pages, you will learn all that you need to know about the history, construction, selection, use, preservation and enjoyment of cigars to claim genuine cigar aficionado status. Among the many secrets revealed for the first time, you will discover: * How to choose the best cigar accessories that not only enhance your smoking enjoyment but also your image * The easiest way to obtain Cuban cigars without violating the law * How to increase taste and flavor by properly cutting, lighting and burning your cigars * How to choose a single that will satisfy you completely * How to acquire the sophisticated cigar etiquette of a connoisseur and impress your friends and colleagues * The best way to select a cigar gift that’s a hit with a new smoker * What it takes to ‘smoke out’ fake Cuban cigars * The secrets of storing and aging cigars for optimal flavor and quality … and much, much more. Every cigar aficionado knows that the maximum enjoyment of cigar smoking depends on getting the details right. This book gives you the tips and tricks you need to make each and every cigar smoking experience truly memorable. As you apply what you learn, you will be telegraphing your newfound cigar aficionado status to everyone in your world. Scroll up ... and click on "Add to Cart" to order this book now. This book is also available in the Kindle edition. Scroll up and click on "Read it now on this PC" to deliver the ebook almost instantly to your PC, Kindle or other reading device.

A charming story of a love affair that went up in smoke dailyDuring the Second World War, Winston Churchill's cigar was such an important beacon of resistance that MI5, together with the nation's top scientists, tested the Prime Minister's supplies on mice rather than risk sabotage. Today, Churchill and his cigar remains a global icon, memorialized by a 151 foot statue of a cigar in Australia, while his cigar stubs are treasured as relics. Using original archival research and exclusive interviews with Churchill's staff, Stephen McGinty explores Churchill's passion for cigars and the solace they brought. He also examines Churchill’s lasting friendship with Antonio Giraudier, the Cuban businessman who for 20 years stocked Churchill's humidor, before fleeing Castro's revolution.

A one-of-a-kind illustrated tribute to the joys and history of the cigar—and the good life.For some, nothing is as pleasurable as the smell and taste of a great cigar. For them, Playboy The Book of Cigars will be the next best thing to lighting up. Whether you want to learn the finer points of cutters, cutting, or humidors, or want to understand more about how fine tobacco is grown and fine cigars rolled, it’s all here for you. Learn why Cuban cigars are so sought-after, what fine cigars from the Dominican Republic and Honduras have to offer, and whether cigars from Cameroon and the Canary Islands are worth your time. With a foreword by artist and bon vivant LeRoy Neiman and an afterword by award-winning actor Joe Mantegna, there is more than a touch of the good life here. Sprinkled with photographs from around the world, enlivened by sexy Playboy beauties, and featuring illustrated images of celebrities by Risko, there has never been a cigar book offering more of the good life than Playboy The Book of Cigars. It’s the perfect book to keep next to your humidor. 163 color photographs and 22 black-and-white illustrations

The road to true pipe smoking pleasure is neither long nor hard. A good pipe properly filled with carefully selected tobaccos, and smoked with care and skill, will reward its owner with unmatched taste and aroma. The pipe smoker never seeks stimulation through inhaling. On the contrary, the very act of lighting the pipe and smoking it will take his mind off his troubles and induce a relaxed frame of mind. The sole purpose of this book is to help the smoker achieve these rare moments of serenity, which are increasingly hard to come by in the accelerating pace of the modern world.

Extraordinary cigarette lighters can be found in the strangest of places--in a garage sale, at a swap meet, perhaps even in your own basement. This convenient, hand held guide introduces a history of lighters through a comprehensive, alphabetical presentation of styles, organized according to company name and dating from the late 1800s through the 1980s. In an effort to appeal to new collectors, well-known makers such as Dunhill, Ronson, Evans, Scripto, and Zippo are included, as well as unusual and interesting lighters from smaller and lesser known companies. Never before has a book shown such variety and magnitude of lighters with this much detail and color: over 800 lighters are illustrated along with current market values. Whether you are a collector of lighters or interested in art and design, this book will give you insight into the style, beauty, and value of cigarette lighters. And once you start collecting, it may be hard to break the habit!

"You do not need to be a smoker of pipes, or of tobacco in any form, to enjoy this book. If you like to be entertained and instructed by unique information, you will find it a fascinating volume."—The New York Times As a successful London tobacconist in the early 1900s, Alfred Dunhill’s passion for his field led him to begin collecting pipes from all over the world. From his collection he created The Pipe Book, which was first printed in 1924 and has rarely been out of print since. The book is a thorough exploration of every type of pipe—primitive mounds and earthen pipes; more elegant models of ivory, clay, and porcelain; and of course modern briers, cobs, and meerschaums—with in-depth explanations of their uses, structures, and origins, as well as fascinating anthropological discussions on smoking in various cultures. 250 black-and-white illustrations

Stories of pipe-smoking's greatest craftspeople intertwine with advice and commentary in these essays on the art of pipe smoking. While exploring pipe craftsmanship worldwide, these writings combine tales of the author's visits to Europe's most prestigious pipe-makers with a look at pipe-smoking's history and the hobby's most famous practitioners, including Albert Einstein, Norman Rockwell, and Mark Twain. Interviews with Old World craftspeople provide insight into the delicate and personal craft of pipe-making, and a treatise on pipe-smoking's relaxing benefits intermingles with advice on how to smoke, buy, break in, clean, and use a pipe to cope with the frantic pace of the 21st century. Includes a 16 page color photo insert.