Cigars, Tobacco & Smoking Books

Outlines the delight that the smoker gets from his or her habit. This book provides facts and fancies about tobacco and smoking as well as insight into the psyche of the smoker. It includes meditations, analysis, and trivia on smoking.

Features essays on the art of pipe smoking. While exploring pipe craftsmanship, these writings combine tales of the author's visits to Europe's prestigious pipe-makers with a look at pipe-smoking's history and the hobby's famous practitioners. Interviews with Old World craftspeople provide insight into the delicate craft of pipe-making.

Intended for smokers of various tastes, this guide lists the major Havana, Dominican and Honduran brands. Alongside each brand are notes on origin, smoking qualities, flavour and aroma. It also explores the process of cigar making, from cultivation of the tobacco leaves to final fermentation, rolling, packing and shipping.

Revised and updated edition.