{"product_id":"cigars-a-guide-9781848094871","title":"Cigars: A Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of cigars. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most futile and disastrous day seems well spent when it is reviewed through the blue, fragrant smoke of a Cigar. \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Waugh\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring not just the extraordinary story of tobacco and cigars but also a history that has been instrumental in the foundations of societies and cultures, \u003ci\u003eCigars\u003c\/i\u003e will take you on an astonishing journey through landscapes, scents and an incredible roll call of the great, the good and the not-so good. The cigar has provided solace and a chance for worldly contemplation to generations of thinkers, businessmen, writers, entrepreneurs and connoisseurs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this elegiac offering to the pinnacles of hand-rolled tobacco, world-renowned expert Nicholas Foulkes guides you through the myths, legends, nuances and delicious realities of the smoke-savouring universe, serving as an introduction for the neophyte and a reference for the connoisseur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cigar ought not to be smoked solely with the mouth, but with the hand, the eyes, and with the spirit. \u003ci\u003eZino Davidoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Foulkes \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of over 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eBeretta: 500 Years of the World's Finest Sporting Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBals: Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-artist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePatek Phillipe: The Authorized Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. For more than 20 years he has written the Bolivar cigar column for \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing editor to the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Time's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Spend It\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003e and luxury editor of British \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. He launched and continues to edit \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e's twice yearly watch magazine \u003ci\u003eOn Time\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2007 he was named Havana Man of the Year by the Cuban government, having been nominated for this award on four previous occasions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Preface Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213136658706,"sku":"9781848094871","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_401942be-b212-4f0c-8e9e-f27cf5ac8d37.jpg?v=1745360301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cigars-a-guide-9781848094871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}