Acquired Tastes
Publisher: Bantam
Published: May 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780553371833
First sentence: Most of us, I believe, are born with a latent tendency toward extravagance, a lust for more and better, which lurks somewhere in the genes, ready to erupt at the hint of good fortune and the drop of a credit card.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: xi; title: A Gentleman's Fetish
pagenum: 1; title: Black Stretch
pagenum: 9; title: The Most Costly Passion of All
pagenum: 17; title: I'll Be Suing You
pagenum: 25; title: Which Side Do You Dress?
pagenum: 33; title: The Millionaire's Mushroom
pagenum: 41; title: Dear Old Things
pagenum: 51; title: Servants
pagenum: 61; title: In Defense of Scrooge
pagenum: 69; title: How the Rich Keep Warm
pagenum: 79; title: A Mouthful of Black Pearls
pagenum: 87; title: The Perfect Second Home
pagenum: 97; title: The True Cigar
pagenum: 107; title: House Guests
pagenum: 117; title: The Shirt De Luxe
pagenum: 127; title: Conjuring With Grapes
pagenum: 135; title: New Year's Resolutions
pagenum: 145; title: The Handmade Hotel
pagenum: 153; title: The Malt
pagenum: 167; title: The Writing Habit
pagenum: 175; title: Feeding the Hand That Bites You
pagenum: 183; title: Private Jet
pagenum: 193; title: Genuine $1,000 Folding Hat
pagenum: 203; title: Manhattan
pagenum: 211; title: Cher Ami
pagenum: 221