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.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Aaron Sigmond
EAN: 9781616080235
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 1256 g
HEIGHT: 305 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Skyhorse Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-07-08
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GENRE: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Nudes
WIDTH: 229 cm
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Book Themes:
The arts: general topics
Aaron Sigmond is as passionate about fine cigars as he is about enjoying all of life's adventures to their fullestthe ideal connoiseeur to finally bring to life Playboy's long overdue modern tome on one of man's last great male bastions. It's everything you ever needed to know about cigars, with a blow-out-the-cobwebs Playboy twist. --E. Edward Hoyt II, Editorial Director, Smoke and SmokeShop magazines, Every generation of cigar enthusiast seems to have a book to call its ownSigmond's Playboy: The Book of Cigars is unequivocally a book for a new generation, as well as a great read for the seasoned cigar loveran instant classic of the genre. --Jim Coucci, EVP Sales & Marketing, Altadis U.S.A., Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, Like the magazine itself, Playboy: The Book of Cigars is smart, funny, and provocativecertainly the best book on the subject to come along in years. --Keith K. Park, Founder and CEO, Prometheus, God of Fire and Angelenos, Finally...a sexy, stylish entre into the lifestyle of handcrafted cigars. An exciting and accurate read as only Aaron Sigmond could deliver. --Victoria McKee-Jaworski, Director of Public Relations, General Cigar Co., Macanudo, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, and Punch, A first-rate book...[Sigmond] and I share a passion here. It comes through clearly in his book. --Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger