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Milady's Standard Professional Barbering: Exam Review

Maura T. Scali-Sheahan

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Editorial Review:

Contains similar questions to those that may be found on state licensing exams for professional barber-stylists. It employs multiple-choice type questions, which have been widely adopted and approved by the majority of state licensing boards.

Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss

Maggie Greenwood-Robinson

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Enormously Helpful 5 out of 5 stars.
58 of 60 people found this review helpful.

If you're a woman who is in a panic after recently discovering hair loss (thinning or baldness), this is the book for you. It gives a good, basic overview of medical and alternative therapies and hair care, grooming, and cosmetic issues. Also, it suggests how to talk to your doctor about hair loss and what questions, tests, and physical examinations your doctor should respond with. This books helps with the fear and frustration of female hair loss. Highly recommended.

Editorial Review:

Today in America, there are 20 million women suffering from hair loss -- a devastating problem that most certainly and often unnecessarily affects a woman's self-image. Whether the loss is due to stress, hormonal imbalance, illness, chemotherapy, or medical side effects, hair loss can be prevented.

Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss is the first and only book to address this important cosmetic health issue. It covers the very latest solutions and advances in treating female hair loss, from medicine to natural remedies, and introduces women to a whole new world of safe, clinically proven baldness remedies. For women whose hair loss persists, the book discusses surgical alternatives such as hair transplants and scalp reductions, as well as the pros and cons of hair weaves and wigs.

How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else's!): 15 haircuts with variations

Marsha Heckman, Cathy Obiedo, Claudia Allin

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 1.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Save money and create flattering haircuts for yourself, your family, or your friends with this easy-to-follow guide filled with styling tips and techniques and packaged to stand conveniently on the counter as you snip! Have you ever wanted to cut your own hair or someone else’s, but were afraid to try? Or maybe you've been cutting hair at home for years but could really use the advice of trained professionals to improve your technique?

This unique book is filled with step-by-step instructions on how to cut styles for men, women, and children. Every type of hair is covered, too—straight or curly, thin or thick, long and blunt, or short and layered. Specifically designed for the home hairstylist, all of the cuts are fully illustrated and presented in easy-to-follow, clear language. It's the book that takes the fear out of haircutting!

How to Cut Your Own Hair includes ten basic cuts with dozens of variations, so you'll find a cut here for every member of the family. Created by three sisters, two of whom are experienced hairdressers, it features insider secrets of the pros, such as how to choose the right haircut for your face shape and hair texture and which tools to use to create the look you want. Each chapter includes tips, informative sidebars, even quotes from celebrities, hairstylists, and more.

Do Bald Men Get Half-Price Haircuts?: In Search of America's Great Barbershops

Vince Staten

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

The silvery clip of scissors. The scent of talcum and tonic. The game blaring on the radio. The lazy rhythms of friendly conversation. In Do Bald Men Get Half-Price Haircuts? Vince Staten perfectly captures the atmosphere of the classic barbershop and the special place it holds in the hearts of American men.

Staten visited more than three hundred barbershops, in towns ranging from Chowchilla, California, to Mount Airy, North Carolina. Displaying a great ear for dialogue, he re-creates the banter in a family-run Italian shop in Louisville, the relaxed jokes shared at an African-American barber's in a quiet neighborhood in Nashville, and the familiar conversations about local politics, the new baseball coach, and the meaning of life that make it clear why the barbershop is the communications hub of so many communities. In a wonderfully entertaining exploration of the history, secrets, and social contributions of barbershop culture, he provides answers to such pressing questions as: What's in those hair tonics anyway? Why are the stripes on the barber pole red and white? Why not a barbershop trio?

As in his earlier fascinating tours through the hardware store and the phar-macy, Staten combines a highly original sense of humor with a keen eye for telling detail. With Do Bald Men Get Half-Price Haircuts? he treats readers to an unusual, warmly nostalgic, and often hilarious tour of an enduring corner of American popular culture.

Hair Raising: Beauty, Culture, and African American Women

Noliwe M. Rooks

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

You'll refer to it over and over again 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I used this book in several college papers I wrote as an undergraduate student, a paper I published on the politics of hair among children of African decent, and I still read it today. Rooks talks about hair and African women in advertising, popular and political culture and she really explains the historical contexts of these hair issues. A great read for any student, and non-student who is interested in diging a little deeper in the hair issues sorrounding African women.

Hair Politics 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Excellent resource for delving into the Politics of black hair in America. From jobs, to advertising, to day to day living hair affects African Americans in ways culturally and historically that many groups never confront. Great resource for women of all races to learn the political truth behind black hair.

Editorial Review:

Exploring the significance of hair in African American culture, this book examines how women have redefined beauty for themselves and used their hair as a symbol of self-confidence and advancement. The author discusses what the various methods of wearing hair mean to family and friends.

388 Great Hairstyles

Margit Rudiger, Renate von Samson

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

This is a Picture Book, but they are good pictures 5 out of 5 stars.
24 of 24 people found this review helpful.

I can understand that people would be upset that this book does not have instructions for the styles. The editorial review does lead people to believe that this book explains things. It really doesn't explain anything. Then again most magazines don't explain styles either. This book is meant for choosing a style. If you are using this book for that purpose then its a great book. This would be a great book for salons to have in their lobby.

Editorial Review:

"Those bad hair days may have finally met their match! The variety of hair cuts and styles is mega. The instructions are simple and complete. And there are tons of cool photos....how to create everything from funky flat twists to tousled updos to classic french braids. Useful tidbits tell how to keep hair healthy....explains what hair styles fit different face shapes....a wonderful fashion tool. Try the styles at home or take the book to the salon and let the stylist do all the work."--Detroit News.

The Hair Bible: A Complete Guide to Health and Care

Philip Kingsley

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Just a Re-release! 1 out of 5 stars.
5 of 11 people found this review helpful.

This book is just a republished version of his 1995 book "Hair: An Owner's Handbook" I was upset when I received this book because I already own the 1995 version. I returned it at once.

Keep your hair healthy gals! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 15 people found this review helpful.

Hey here, Patriarch there. Ummm...that's not right. Whatever. I've got to hurry up and review this book!!! Women's hair health is at stake. On with the show!

OK gals. I've really got a lot of good info for you and this book does to. Did you know a woman's hair is supposed to be about down to her mid-back?! Yep, if you've ever seen a healthy newborn baby girl, you'll notice that her hair is this length. And no matter what you do to it, cut it with scissors, burn it with fire, shave it with a razor, as long as the girl is healthy, the hair will almost immediately grow right back! If your daughter is born and she is bald or has very little hair then she is VERY ILL. And needs the doctor's medical attention. Now if you look at most women today, their hair is about shoulder-length. This means they are pretty healthy. They probably just aren't eating right. Also, they could be eating very well and not be getting the vitamins they need due to all the chemicals and crap farmers put in our foods. Go organic and do your hair a favor. Now when a women gets a horrible disease like cancer, it is not uncommon for her to lose her hair completely. This means she will die soon. That's pretty sad.

Take a look at America's History of women's hair
1910s- very long hair, women were very healthy.
1920s-chin length hair, women were very sickly because they spend all their time doing the Charleston
1930s-still about chin length. The Great Depression caused women to be sickly
1940s-WWII helped strengthen America and American's hair. It was about shoulder length.
1950s-fall out from nuclear fission caused some women to be ill. Hair ranged from shoulder length to chin length. Some healthy girls had longer hair of course.
1960s-The hippies lived a very organic lifestyle, therefore women finally were very healthy and had hair that was about mid-back as they are supposed to.
1970s- Women were still very healthy. The hippie culture had caught on.
1980s- Reagan's trickle down economics screwed up a lot of women's health therefore hair can be seen as all different lengths. There were some women who were very unhealthy and had boy length hair.
1990s-Very similar to the 80s. Clinton did just as poorly as Reagan so there were a lot of unhealthy women.
2000-Women are healthy due to the organic health craze, but due to, as previously stated, all the chemicals and stuff we are still consuming, women are not as healthy as they should be. There is also a strange disease going around that causes their hair to be long and short at the same time! It's like all different lengths, and colours too.

So it looks like things are getting better for women's health, but things could get better. Read this book and other important health-food books gals and you will see your hair will become the proper length in no time.

Editorial Review:

With clinics in New York and London, and with a client list that includes stars like Mick Jagger and Sigourney Weaver, Philip Kingsley is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on hair. Now he offers this expert guide to its health and care.

The Mane Thing: Foreword by Cindy Crawford

Kevin Mancuso

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Finally, a book about hair that one can really use and have fun using. With information on everything from hair textures and styles to cuts and colours, to consulting a stylist to styling it yourself, The Mane Thing does it all with panache, humour, and some very recognizable faces. Many of Kevins illustrious clients are here, such as Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Brooke Shields, Daisy Fuentes, Kristen Johnston, Peggy Lipton, Ashley Judd, and Halle Berry. There are also chapters on a wide range of coif topics, from understanding the basics of hair, to products and tools, to info on wigs, extensions, and hairpieces, all brimming with practical know-how, professional shortcuts, and a bevy of beautiful faces. All of this, together with a major publicity campaign, ensures that The Mane Thing will be a huge bestseller. Beauty editors love Mancuso for his rapier wit and uncanny ability to predict exactly where fashion and beauty are going. Hes a true original in a world of copycats. ~ American Salon

State Exam Review for Professional Barber-Styling 3E

Milady

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Easy reading but do not have Chinese translation 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Barber-Stylists from China, Hong Kong or Taiwan who cannot understand English will not able to take full advantage of this great book. If the book have someone translate it to Chinese, it will help my friends to stay in their field.

Editorial Review:

This book presents a review of the material that may be covered on a state licensing exam for barber-styling. It employs multiple-choice questions, a form of examination that has been widely adopted by the majority of the state boards and sponsors of nationally distributed tests.

Groups of questions have been arranged under major area. It is advisable that the review of a particular subject take place soon after its presetnatin in the classroom, both to reinforce retention of the material by students and to provide instructors with a means of evaluating their students' knowledge.

The content of the book mirrors advances in professional barber-styling. The book will serve as a valuable aid to students as they prepare for their licensing examination, wether it be a state or a national test.

If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing

LeslieAnn Butler

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

"This "how-to" book provides a much needed text on dealing with emotional and cosmetic aspects of hair loss, whether from alopecia areata or chemotherapy. It details where to find and how to use products for compensating with this loss. It is written in the same bold and bright style that characterizes LeslieAnn's illustrations." -Janet Roberts, M.D., Portland OR "This book is helpful, hopeful, funny and fabulous. It's full of practical advice about wigs, intimate encounters, the inappropriate questions from strangers, and other issues you face when every day is a bad hair day. Women with alopecia, LeslieAnn Butler is your new best friend!" -Margie Boulé, Columnist, The Oregonian "...an essential read, whether you've lost hair, or care about someone who has. Leave it to LeslieAnn to bring humor and glamour to a difficult topic. She is a living testament that the lack of flowing locks is no reason not to live your most glamorous and joyful life. Be inspired and uplifted by this remarkable woman's personal journey." -Nita Lina Howard, Author of A Woman's Journey is Her Legacy