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• Position: What's new? Toys galore & more; The Art of Shaving, - Brief Article - Book Review

A Stiff Drink and a Close Shave is a book that came out a few years back, bemoaning our harried lifestyle and its eventual effect: the loss of simple, take-your-time pleasures, which brings us to The Art of Shay ing, a new volume that believes in "bringing art and passion to a daily routine" Every possible angle--from the history of shaving to skin preparation to razor selection--is covered. In fact, the book doesn't get to "The Actual Shave" until page 82...