Nicolas Kublicki

CARLTON AND MACLEAN (AND NICK) ENJOY THESE CIGARS:

(NOTE: age and other restrictions may apply)

MONTECRISTO AFRIQUE MACHAME (medium to strong)
5 x 44 (Dominican Republic)

ROMEO Y JULIETA 1875 BULLY (medium)
5 x 50 (Dominican Republic)

H. UPMANN 1844 CHURCHILL (medium)
5.62 x 46 (Dominican Republic)

PADRON 2000 MADURO (strong)
5 x 50 (Nicaragua)

CAO BELICOSO MADURO (strong)
6 x 54 (Nicaragua)

CARLTON'S FAVORITE MUSIC ALBUM:

FRANK SINATRA - THE CAPITOL YEARS
The essential Sinatra recordings.

MAX MACLEAN WEARS:

ACQUA DI PARMA COLONIA
(Created in the 1910s, worn by Hollywood royalty, resurrected in the 1990s)

ERIKA WEARS:

CALANDRE by PACO RABANNE
(an elite parfum in Europe, a virtual secret in the US)

FOR LIBERTY AND GLORY: WASHINGTON, LAFAYETTE, AND THEIR REVOLUTIONS by JAMES R. GAINES
Detailed histories of the relationship between the two towering figures and the incredibly different revolutions they helped produce.

AMERICAN CREATION: TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES AT THE FOUNDING OF THE REPUBLIC by JOSEPH ELLIS
How did the extraordinary American founding come to be and what did the founders neglect?

BEST OF THE BIG BANDS
aka The Music That Won World War II

JESUS OF NAZARETH
by POPE BENEDICT XVI
Brilliant and loving.

DEEP STORM by LINCOLN CHILD
A brainy, fast-paced thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

NICK RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPANIMENTS TO THE DIAMOND CONSPIRACY

AN EMPIRE OF WEALTH by JOHN STEELE GORDON
A simple, exciting, informative book for anyone interested in how America became an economic superpower, from the 17th century until today.

The Last Empire: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World by Stefan Kanfer

Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair by Matthew Hart

Diamond Music by Karl Jenkins
(also known as the De Beers ad music)

Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State by David Satter

Mafia Allies: The True Story of America's Secret Alliance with the Mob in World War II by Tim Newark

When in Rome: A Journal of Life in Vatican City by Robert J. Hutchinson

The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin' by Bill Zehme

Classic Cadillac by Jim Dietzler

The Jesuits by Malachi Martin

Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship by Tom Clancy

Carrier: A Guided Tour of an Aircraft Carrier by Tom Clancy