Who better to know what is “The Best” than the man who made Neiman Marcus synonymous with excellence for more than 50 years? Quest for the Best outlines Marcus’s philosophy of what constitutes the best in goods and services and how to receive it. Marcus describes how increased labor costs and the disappearance of family-owned businesses into the pockets of corporate giants have led to an institutionalized indifference to quality.

Quest for the Best is not just a nostalgic look, however, at the age of handcrafted elegance. Marcus gives good advice on how consumers can educate themselves about the best, demand it, and get it. He describes his own experiences with the best in chapters such as “The Things You Love to Touch”, and “Bed and Board”. Witty, urbane, but always accessible, Marcus is a joy to read. Quest for the Best is more timely now than ever.