The Road To Cigars - A Memoir NEW Hardcover book by Paul Garmirian

Description: The Road To Cigars - 216 pages, Written by Paul B. K. Garmirian (Paul Garmirian, Inc. / PG Gourmet Cigars) Foreword by Kevork Garmirian Published by Cedar Publications, McLean, VA 2023 This is the story of a young man who grew up in Beirut during its heyday as the Paris of the East. He raced cars, enjoyed international music and performed on Lebanese TV. He continued his studies in England and the United States, returning to Beirut to teach politics. He made a permanent move to the US after the start of Lebanese Civil War in 1975. For Paul Garmirian, it has been a love affair with America for everything she has made possible. America, an accepting society, allowed him to be inspired and motivated to achieve and excel in whatever field he chose. This has been manifested in his diverse career fields of teaching, real estate brokerage, publishing The Gourmet Guide To Cigars and launching the production of PG cigars in 1990. He enjoys his hobbies of music, culinary arts, wine and cars, all in the pursuit of the good life. “Only in America!” (Paul) Boghos K Garmirian earned his Ph.D. cum laude in Politics from The Catholic University of America in 1975. Table of Contents Foreword by Kevork B. Garmirian …………………………… 1 Prologue ………………………………………………….…….. 4 Chapter I. INTRODUCTION ……………….……………………. 6 A. Evacuation from Lebanon ………………..………….. 8 B. Inspiration for this memoir …….…………..………… 10 II. MY ARMENIAN ROOTS AND LEBANON …….…. 14 A. Growing up in Beirut Lebanon ….…………………... 16 B. My Father the Builder ………………..…….………... 20 C. My Father’s Philosophy ………….………….………. 30 D. My Mother …………………………………………... 35 III. LOVE AFFAIR WITH MUSIC ……………………… 41 IV. ENGLAND …………………………….………………. 47 A. London in the early 1960’s ………..………………… 48 B. R&R in Beirut ………………….…………………… 56 C. Cigars in Beirut and London ………...………………. 59 V. AMERICA CALLING ………………..………………… 63 A. Washington D.C. ………………….…………………. 64 B. Undergraduate at American University …….………… 65 C. Cigars in Washington and New York …….………….. 66 D. Academic studies ……………….……....……………. 68 VI. MUSIC IN AMERICA …………………...…………… 72 A. Only in America …………………………………….. 72 B. Charles Aznavour ………………………….………… 75 C. Sammy Davis Jr and Louis Armstrong ………………. 84 D. Ray Charles …………………………………………. 89 VII. GRADUATION …………………….………………… 96 A. From American University ………………………….. 96 B. Trip to California …………………………………… 97 C. Catholic University of America …………………….. 100 VIII. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ……………………. 104 A. Back to Beirut ……………………………………… 104 B. Evacuation …………………………………………. 107 C. Return to Washington ……………………………… 108 D. Real Estate …………………………………………. 112 IX. THE P.G. CIGAR STORY …………………………. 123 A. How did you get started in the cigar business? ……... 123 B. David Berkebile ……………………………………. 123 C. Avo Uvezian ……………………………………….. 127 D. Hendrik Kelner …………………………………….. 136 E. Quality over Quantity ………………………………. 139 F. The Cigar Boom ……………………………………. 141 X. SUCCESS OF THE PG BRAND …………………… 142 A. Hollywood and Cigars ……………………………… 142 B. Cigar dinners In America …………………………... 146 C. Recognition and Acceptance of PG Cigars …..…….. 154 XI. SPECIAL FRIENDS AND PUBLIC FIGURES ….. 157 A. Edward Sahakian …………………………………… 157 B. Jim Nicholson ……………………………………… 160 C. Justice Antonin Scalia ……………………………… 162 D. Pierre Salinger ……………………………………… 164 E. John O’Neil ………………………………..……… 168 F. John J. Miller ………………………………………. 172 XII. THE PG LEGACY …………………………………. 174 A. Kevork Garmirian …………………………………. 174 B. Mclean Cigars PG Boutique …………………….. 176 XIII. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY ………………………. 181 XIV. THE ROAD TO PG CIGARS …………………….. 189 A. Taste and the culinary arts …………………………. 189 B. History and development of PG cigar sizes and blends.. 191 C. The PG Gourmet Series 1990 ……………………… 191 D. Artisan’s Selection by PG 1997 …………………....... 191 E. PG Gourmet Series II 1999 ……………………..… 191 F. PG Gourmet Maduro 2000 ……………………...… 192 G. PG Reserva Exclusiva 2001 ……………………..… 192 H. PG Gourmet 15th Anniversary 2005 …………..….. 192 I. PG Gourmet Soiree 2006 ……………………...….. 193 J. PG 20th Anniversary Limited Edition 2010 ……..… 193 K. Artisan’s Passion by PG 2011 ……………………… 193 L. PG 25th Anniversary Limited Edition 2015 ..……… 193 M. PG 30th Anniversary Limited Edition 2020 ….…… 193 XV. DEVELOPING LUXURY CIGAR ACCESSORIES … 194 A. PG Super Cutter ……………………..…………… 194 B. PG Ashtray ……………………………………...… 197 C. PG S.T. Dupont lighters ……………………...…… 199 D. PG Ducas leather cigar cases ……………………... 201 E. PG Elie Bleu humidors ………………………….... 201 Acknowledgements …………………………………………. 203

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: McLean, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-10T19:13:19.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD