if you want a book for cigars, history, use and culture, my favorite is the Ultimate Cigar book by Hacker. I have read probably ten books on cigars and though each offered some usable information you could tell the author(s) was full of himself, this Hacker is down to earth, knows a ton on cigars and the book is not only informative but very entertaining. A new edition came out last year. I mentioned it to my wife, then for father's day she waltzes into my local tobacconist, not only tells them she wants the book but wants it inscribed to me, and by golly it was!