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THE Classic On The Subject! 'Nuff Said. | The Book of Tiki (Midsize) | Sven Kirsten

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	• The Book of Tiki (Midsize) Sven Kirsten Taschen, 2003 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 34 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A key piece of tne new Tiki Culture

This book is important. It's one of the things that can be noted as part of the neo-tiki culture revival. It got the word out there. If you want to know what the pop tiki culture is all about this book is the best source.

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this book is one of the best ever on TIKI. In fact it inspired the author of the new book, The Parrot Talks in Chocolate - the Life and Times of a Hawaiian Tiki Bar.

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THE Classic On The Subject! 'Nuff Said.

Well... not QUITE 'nuff!

On assignment from Tiki Magazine, I had the pleasure, last year, of interviewing Sven at his spectacular mountaintop retreat in Silverlake which is a veritable Polynesian Pop wonderland! But, much like that term which he so helpfully coined, this indispensable tome is also a Poly Pop wonderland, as well as the first and (save for his newest book 'Tiki Modern') last word on the subject!

Somehow, through a combination of an archaeologist's instinct, a historian's dedication to detail, and a reporter's zeal, Sven managed to catch tropical lightning in a bottle. Or, rather, between the covers of a book! And, in the process, he single-handedly re-ignited the tiki-torch of Polynesian Pop culture in the U.S. and around the globe -- a torch which continues to burn ever-brighter thanks to Sven's seminal work.

Now out-of-print but still possible to find, anyone with even a vague interest in this topic owes it to themselves to snap up this rare tropical gem for their library. Who knows, it may even inspire them to create their own home tiki bar or lounge, as so many have now done (including yours truly)!

There's not much more I can add that has not already been more eloquently written about 'The Book Of Tiki', but I can at least reiterate that a lot of current tiki-themed bars and restaurants owe their existence to it -- heck, some tiki establishments are even WALL-PAPERED with PAGES from it!

So just thank the Tiki Gods -- and Mr. Kirsten -- for having given us devoted tikiphiles his 'Book Of Tiki' and the inspiration that continues to pour forth from it like lava from Kilauea!

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Lives up to the title

This book is such a great collection of tiki decor and knick-knacks that you don't even need to read the captions to enjoy it. My wife and I want to turn one of our rooms into a tiki bar. We thought we would need to do a lot of looking to get a good idea of what real post-war tiki bars were like. Well, look no further. This book has it all. If you type in "tiki" in an Internet search engine, it wouldn't come up with this many ideas. This book reviews everything from the blue prints to the big tiki restaurants down to the coasters underneath the amazing assortment of tiki mugs. The title could not have been more appropriate. This is the definitive book of tiki. Have great fun looking through the book. Depending on your age, it might make you nostalgic for those lost days.

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Jimbo

If you have the slightest interest in the subject, you have to have this book. it is an amazing piece of work, and a visual feast. It is one book I pick up again and again, and always notice something new. Buy it.

Tiki is the manifestation of exotic visions of island culture borrowed from tales told by American soldiers stationed in the South Pacific during World War II: trees loaded with exotic fruits, sleepy lagoons, white-sand beaches, and gorgeous people wearing grass feathers as they danced half-naked during all-night orgies of food and music. Americans seized these visions and incorporated fantasy into reality: mid-century fashion, popular music, eating and drinking, and even architecture were influenced by the Tiki trend.
This enlightening and hilarious guide casts the reader as an "urban archaeologist," exploring the lost remnants of the Tiki culture across the United States and discovering relics from this forgotten civilization in thrift stores, yard sales, and used book and record emporia. A combination of nostalgia and fascinating pop cultural study, this volume is a long overdue investigation into the cult of the Tiki. Almost makes you want to dig up those old grass skirts and throw luau

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