Includes bibliographical references, filmographies and index
Contents:
Welcome to the National Lighter Museum -- Personalized -- The Disposability of the Permanent; the Permanence of the Disposable -- Masters of Fire -- Smoke 'Em if You've Got 'Em -- What Have We Learned So Far? -- Strike Anywhere -- In Cars -- Strange Intimacy -- About These Little Things
Summary:
"An eclectic and poetic exploration of the cigarette lighter and its association with romance, magic, art, science, immortality and death in literature and popular culture"-- Provided by publisher