Sweet 'Stache: 50 Badass Mustaches and the Faces Who Sport Them [Paperback]

Jon Chattman (Author), Rich Tarantino (Author), Brett Underhill (Illustrator), John Oates (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 18, 2009

"I am personally offended by this book because my mustache wasn't included. However, I endorse it because I am, and always will be, a huge fan of Tom Selleck's 'stache."
--Meredith Vieira, The Today Show

If a man has a mustache, it's hands-down his most distinguishable facial feature. Whether it's a handlebar, pencil-thin, fu Manchu, toothbrush, or horseshoe--it's how he's identified and described. This book recognizes this fact and celebrates the most famous mustaches--and the faces behind them. From politicians and ball players to pop stars and actors, this book covers them all with wit and humor. Authors Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino have provided profiles and 'stache-analysis for the forty-nine men and one woman who made the cut. (One can't count out Frida Kahlo's artistic bigote!)

It also includes sidebar lists that rank the top 'staches in all sorts of categories as well as mustache trivia and a timeline that traces the facial hair's evolution. It's hip again to rock full on facial hair. And Sweet 'Stache is the guide for anyone looking to get in on the must-have mustache action.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jon Chattman (Westchester County, NY) is a noted writer, editor, and mustache-enthusiast who?s covered a wide variety of topics, from Al Gore to ALF. His work has been published in the New York Post and TV Guide, and has won awards from the New York Press Association (NYPA). He lives at home with his wife and, depending on the season, his mustache.

Rich Tarantino (Westchester County, NY) has worked in the education field for nearly seven years. He has moonlighted as a freelance photographer for various community newspapers, and lends articles and graphic design work to TheCheapPop.com. He, too, lives at home with his wife in New York, and, depending on the season, Jon?s mustache.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (April 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440501440
• ISBN-13: 978-1440501449
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good 'Stache, June 1, 2009

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Jeff Briscoe (Port Charlotte, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet 'Stache: 50 Badass Mustaches and the Faces Who Sport Them (Paperback)

After two books about WW2, it was time for some light reading. My old friend and pop culture muse Jon Chattman has co-authored the new book 'Sweet Stache, available at Amazon. It is the definitive guide to the power of mustaches in our pop culture.

Chattman and his collaborator Rich Tarantino have compiled a list of the 50 most influential mustaches from all walks of public life. What made this such a fun read was the diversity of both the types of mustaches represented and also the people sporting them. How else could Walt Disney be linked to Gandhi linked to Larry Bird linked to Yanni? Only through the mystique of the stache!

Each write-up has some interesting trivia about the person and their fuzz too. Additionally, through the use of bonus lists, almost every famous stache imaginable is included. Except one. The omission of Watergate burglar Gordon Liddy's virile mustache was disappointing. But Sam Elliot's bert landing a perfect 10 redeemed the book! This is a very fun read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun little book about facial hair, March 8, 2011

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Brian Connors (Yarmouth, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet 'Stache: 50 Badass Mustaches and the Faces Who Sport Them (Paperback)

(Suggested backing track: "Facial Hair" by Kobi LaCroix.)

Like many such books, there isn't a whole lot to this one; it won't be one of the great humor classics or anything. But it's a fun and silly little book that surveys some of the great stache wearers of our time, from obvious ones like Burt Reynolds and Charlie Chaplin to people you might not normally think of, like Dennis Franz. There isn't a whole lot to say other than that; it's one of those books that's good for an impulse buy and some quick laughs.

I'm docking one star for picking Jason Giambi over Rollie Fingers though -- baseball's greatest handlebar deserved better than to be relegated to a "other famous baseball 'staches" list.

4.0 out of 5 stars Silly and Witty - just the way i like my authors, February 3, 2012

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pjvedderman "pjvedderman" (us) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet 'Stache: 50 Badass Mustaches and the Faces Who Sport Them (Kindle Edition)

Jon and Ritch both have a great sense of humor, and this book shows it! they are silly and witty, and incredibly dedicated to mustache mania. If you're looking for a reason to just laugh, pick it up. It's worth it.