title: One Thousand Mustaches: A Cultural History of the Mo
author: Allan Peterkin
description: <div>"<I>One Thousand Mustaches</I> is the greatest book ever written about mustaches! It will make men, women, children and animals the world over want to grow their own. This book is the first step in a facial hair revolution!" &#151;Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker (<I>Super Size Me; Mansome</I>) and Mustached Know-It-All<BR><BR>"As beards sprout everywhere, the mustache has become the new beard for those who want to distinguish themselves from the masses. <I>One Thousand Mustaches</I> is a fun romp through the history and meaning of the &#8217;stache in all its furry forms." &#151;Phil Olsen, World Beard & Moustache Championships<BR><BR>"A lighthearted cultural history of the 'stache &#151; and its many incarnations &#151; through the ages." &#151;<I>The Advocate</I><BR><BR>"A veritably funny look at mustaches, their bravado, and their irony." &#151;<I>New York Press</I><BR></div><br /><br /><DIV>"<EM>One Thousand Mustaches</EM> is the greatest book ever written about mustaches! It will make men, women, children and animals the world over want to grow their own. This book is the first step in a facial hair revolution!" Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker (<EM>Super Size Me; Mansome</EM>) and Mustached Know-It-All<BR><BR>"As beards sprout everywhere, the mustache has become the new beard for those who want to distinguish themselves from the masses. <EM>One Thousand Mustaches</EM> is a fun romp through the history and meaning of the stache in all its furry forms." Phil Olsen, World Beard & Moustache Championships<BR><BR>"A lighthearted cultural history of the 'stache  and its many incarnations  through the ages." <EM>The Advocate</EM><BR><BR>"A veritably funny look at mustaches, their bravado, and their irony." <EM>New York Press</EM><BR></DIV>
zlib_text: > Jojo Moyes
  
  * * *
  
  STILL ME
  
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  Contents
  
  > Chapter 1
  
  > Chapter 2
  
  > Chapter 3
  
  > Chapter 4
  
  > Chapter 5
  
  > Chapter 6
  
  > Chapter 7
  
  > Chapter 8
  
  > Chapter 9
  
  > Chapter 10
  
  > Chapter 11
  
  > Chapter 12
  
  > Chapter 13
  
  > Chapter 14
  
  > Chapter 15
  
  > Chapter 16
  
  > Chapter 17
  
  > Chapter 18
  
  > Chapter 19
  
  > Chapter 20
  
  > Chapter 21
  
  > Chapter 22
  
  > Chapter 23
  
  > Chapter 24
  
  > Chapter 25
  
  > Chapter 26
  
  > Chapter 27
  
  > Chapter 28
  
  > Chapter 29
  
  > Chapter 30
  
  > Chapter 31
  
  > Chapter 32
  
  > Chapter 33
  
  > Chapter 34
  
  > Acknowledgements
  
  > Follow Penguin
  
  To darling Saskia:  
  wear your own stripy tights with pride
  
  Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
  
  Epictetus
  
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  > 1
  
  It was the moustache that reminded me I was no longer in England: a solid,
  grey millipede firmly obscuring the man’s upper lip; a Village People
  moustache, a cowboy moustache, the miniature head of a broom that meant
  business. You just didn’t get that kin