[.ca] The Art of Shaving (ISBN 0609609157)

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Detailed, informative and a quick read:
I received this book (along with the products the authors are affiliated with) as a gift and would recommend it (and them). As an engineer, I found the systematic analysis of the best types of products, techniques and tools to be very useful. The authors recommend types of products (which they do happen to sell) but not specific brands. The one exception to this is a product they don't sell anyway. I liked the book and found some great information and advice in there.