Product DescriptionFor cigar lovers, this book is the final feast for the senses – a celebration of a ritual of luxury that has been practiced worldwide for centuries. From the days when Christopher Columbus brought the glories of the blade to the capitals of Europe, Conrad artfully tells the fascinating social, political and cultural history of this pleasure. Many of the influential personalities S. 19 and 20. smoked cigars, like Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud and Groucho Marx. Once considered a predominantly male pastime, smoking has crossed social barriers and is now embraced by the sophisticated woman. Includes color and B & W photographs, film stills, cartoons, and literary excerpts. . . More>>