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Ali and her middle school classmates are raising flocks of fairies to make their wishes come true. But growing a flock is harder than it sounds: the fairies eat only human hair, and the rules for dealing with them are confusing, misleading, and subject to change. As Ali and her friends struggle to earn their wishes, mistakes are made, spells go awry, and soon Ali is up against hundreds of two-inch-tall imps who have very big plans-to replace all the...
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This children's book was inspired by the little African American girls in my family and the experiences and challenges they face on the schoolyard and classrooms. Young African American girls are lead to believe that they are inferior to other races, and this book is meant to inspire and lift them up. Young African American girls are often ridiculed for having different hair. They are asked many questions from other children, and they need to be lifted...
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Love Your Hair Bundle: 2 in 1 Bundle, Hair Care Tips and The Hair Bible
Our hair is said to be our crowning glory. There are some who say that you should invest in your hair because it is the only crown you never take off. These are all true. Hair is usually one of the first things you notice in someone that's why most people take great care of their hair. Having great hair usually gives a person more confidence in themselves. It is no wonder many...
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Over 20 million women in the United States alone, are suffering from some type of hair loss. That's why it is so important for stories like mine to be heard. Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common form of hair loss in women. This type of hereditary hair loss can begin any time after puberty and usually occurs, if at all, before the age of forty. For me it began when I was 28.
In the book I share with you about how my hair loss began, the...
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Emmy Nominated Soap Opera Star, Amy Gibson, International Wig Designer, Leading Personal Hair Loss Consultant and 'The Voice of Hair Loss, has been living with hair loss for 25-years, and has dedicated her life to helping women better understand and emotionally cope with hair loss and how to live their lives normally, like any woman with hair.
In her new book, Amy crosses the barriers by opening a no-blink conversation about how to live with hair...
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Eve and Faye's correspondence began with a simple letter about a bad job interview or bad hair day, seeking comfort from hundreds of miles away. As their adult lives unfolded, gender roles, career choices, and family relationships became fair game, subject to both scrutiny and hilarity as the Ledermans lovingly ridicule everyone in their path. In one letter, Faye laments, "Every time I apply mascara before an interview my eyelashes get all clumped...
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It will make you laugh. It will make you cry.
It will make you look at your hairdresser, like you never have before.
There's more to cutting hair than scissors.
For Tracy Bitternose, hairdressing was a way to deliver beauty, inspiration, kindness, creativity, self-worth, and strength not only to herself, but to every person who sat in her chair.
She's been through it all: abusive relationships, divorce, self-loathing, health issues, and even cancer,...
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Chris-Tia Donaldson knows what it means to beat the odds. Going from the inner city of Detroit to the Ivy League to founding a successful hair care company and facing brutal trials like breast cancer along the way, she embodies the strength so many women in America aspire to have - and knows how the challenges women face can create remarkable perspective, calm, and understanding.
In This is Only a Test, Chris-Tia reflects on her journey as a black...
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Fans of the hit Bravo show Tabatha's Salon Takeover tune in for the straight-shooting, unvarnished commentary of its ballsy, stylish, and savvy star. Though millions admire Tabatha Coffey's unflinching honesty and never-say-die attitude, some do not and have even taken to name-calling. Refusing to let others define her, she has reclaimed the word "bitch," transforming it to fit the person she is: Brave, Intelligent, Tenacious, Creative, and Honest....
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I Am Not My Breast Cancer gathers the warm, loving, frank, and informed voices of more than eight hundred women-from every state in the nation and from continents as far away as Australia and Africa-who reveal their fears, trade advice, share experiences, and express their deepest, most intimate concerns. Essential reading for any woman with this diagnosis, it offers the companionship of other women dealing with this disease. Taking the reader chronologically...
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A young woman in post–World War II England refuses to settle for second best in this #1 international-bestselling, heart-warming series opener.
When Queenie's mom dies giving birth to her, leaving her at the mercy of her drunken father, George Kinney, only her beloved Auntie Biddie provides an anchor for the little girl. But when her aunt dies, there is no one to protect Queenie from her father, who blames his daughter for her mother's death....
19) Together We Ride
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Hair Love meets bike rides in this loving portrait of a father-daughter relationship.
Learning to ride is no easy feat! But with a little courage, a guiding hand from her dad, and an enthusiastic bark from her pup, one brave girl quickly learns the freedom that comes from an afternoon spent outside on a bike.
Experience the fear, the anticipation, and the delight of achieving the ultimate milestone in this energetic, warm story that celebrates the...
20) My Hair
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A fresh and fun celebration of natural hair for babies and toddlers!
My Hair is the perfect introduction to an array of beautiful hairstyles for tiny naturalistas-in-training!
Known for her popular Black Queens and Black Kings coloring books for adults, Danielle Murrell Cox creates a colorful and bouncy board book to pair with favorites such as Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks; Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry; and I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia...
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