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In Search of Pipe Dreams

In Search of Pipe Dreams
By Rick Newcombe

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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.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #376907 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 304 pages

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About the Author

Rick Newcombe has been inducted into the Pipe Smoker's Hall of Fame and is the recipient of both the Doctor of Pipes Award from the Chicagoland Pipe Club and the award for Outstanding Pipe Collection from the Southwest Pipe and Cigar League. He has written for The Pipe Collector, Pipe Friendly, The Pipe Smoker's Ephemeris, and Pipes and Tobaccos, and he is the president of Creators Syndicate, a newspaper and Internet syndication company. He lives in Los Angeles. Albert Mendez has written extensively for many pipe-smoking publications, including The Pipe Smoker's Ephemeris and The Pipe Collector. He lives in New York City.

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Nice to read while smoking4
I'm sure I'm in the majority; those of us who enjoy smoking a pipe, but could never imagine spending $1000 on one (or more than a few hundred for me). This book mainly discusses those extremely expensive pieces, but in the authors defense, he claims to smoke them, so whatever floats his boat. There is also really good political commentary, discussion on pipe mechanics, and the book is nicely written and easy to read. If you want something nice to read about how the rich people enjoy their pipe tobacco, this is your book. If you resent the uber wealthy contingent of pipe smokers, this book might cause fits of rage for you. I'm a tolerant guy, I enjoyed it.

A Pipe Classic4
This is a great book for anyone who smokes a pipe. Rick Newcombe has some very definite ideas about pipes and he shares them with us in 24 great chapters. I find myself going back to the book and reading some chapters over and over again. Then there is the introduction and epilogue by Albert Mendez, both of which are outstanding. Don't miss this book - it is a Pipe Classic.

Enjoyable reading4
Great reading. A pipe adventure book where the author details his expeditions throughout Europe with the pipemakers themselves. A little too much emphasis on how the author's pipe must be modified to enjoy, but we each must enjoy our pipes however we feel. Too bad the pictures aren't in color to see the detail of these high end pipes.