A Closer Shave: Man's Daily Search for Perfection
More than one male-bonding episode has turned on the agony of razor burn, caused by a coarse beard and an imperfect shave. Thus the need forA Closer Shave, a novelty book in a petite size that should fill a large void. According to the author, Wallace Pinfold, there has been no better time in history to get a really close shave--an excellent coincidence with the fact that the clean-shaven look is currently the in thing. The trick to a really close shave seems to lie in the temperature and quantity of the water. There's more, but it would be unfair to give the plot away. Pinfold, whose name suggests a character out of P.G. Wodehouse but whose bio hints at a career as an adventurer, also provides entertaining notes on shaving history, odd shaving inventions and conventions, and famous beards through the centuries.--Brenda Pittsley