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Unlike the beard, the mustache has been much maligned in Western culture, more associated with villainy (Hitler, Snidely Whiplash) and hyper-masculinity (Burt Reynolds, the Marlboro Man) than style. But the stache is back, as evidenced in this cultural history that looks at the mustache's past, present, and future in all its well-groomed glory.

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One Thousand Mustaches is the greatest book ever written about mustaches! It will make men, women, children and animals the world over want to grow their own. This book is the first step in a facial hair revolution! --Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker ( Super Size Me; Mansome ) and Mustached Know-It-All As beards sprout everywhere, the mustache has become the new beard for those who want to distinguish themselves from the masses. One Thousand Mustaches is a fun romp through the history and meaning of the 'stache in all its furry forms. --Phil Olsen, World Beard & Moustache Championships A lighthearted cultural history of the 'stache -- and its many incarnations -- through the ages. -- The Advocate A veritably funny look at mustaches, their bravado, and their irony. -- New York Press

One Thousand Mustaches is the greatest book ever written about mustaches! It will make men, women, children and animals the world over want to grow their own. This book is the first step in a facial hair revolution! --Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker ( Super Size Me; Mansome ) and Mustached Know-It-All<br><br> As beards sprout everywhere, the mustache has become the new beard for those who want to distinguish themselves from the masses. One Thousand Mustaches is a fun romp through the history and meaning of the 'stache in all its furry forms. --Phil Olsen, World Beard & Moustache Championships<br>

One Thousand Mustaches is the greatest book ever written about mustaches! It will make men, women, children and animals the world over want to grow their own. This book is the first step in a facial hair revolution! --Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker (Super Size Me; Mansome) and Mustached Know-It-All As beards sprout everywhere, the mustache has become the new beard for those who want to distinguish themselves from the masses. One Thousand Mustaches is a fun romp through the history and meaning of the 'stache in all its furry forms. --Phil Olsen, World Beard & Moustache Championships A lighthearted cultural history of the 'stache -- and its many incarnations -- through the ages. --The Advocate A veritably funny look at mustaches, their bravado, and their irony. --New York Press One Thousand Mustaches is the greatest book ever written about mustaches! It will make men, women, children and animals the world over want to grow their own. This book is the first step in a facial hair revolution! --Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker (Super Size Me; Mansome) and Mustached Know-It-All As beards sprout everywhere, the mustache has become the new beard for those who want to distinguish themselves from the masses. One Thousand Mustaches is a fun romp through the history and meaning of the 'stache in all its furry forms. --Phil Olsen, World Beard & Moustache Championships A lighthearted cultural history of the 'stache -- and its many incarnations -- through the ages. --The Advocate A veritably funny look at mustaches, their bravado, and their irony. --New York Press

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Allan Peterkin: Allan Peterkin is a psychiatrist and writer living and teaching in Toronto. He is the author of One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair and co-author (with Nick Burns) of The Bearded Gentleman: The Style Guide To Shaving Face, which has led to his becoming (if somewhat reluctantly) a noted pogonologist. He has been interviewed by newspapers worldwide and has appeared in Esquire, Men's Fitness, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated.

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