Beauty Parlor Wisdom [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Mickenberg, Risa
From Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 20, 2019
From Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 20, 2019
About this Item
As new condition thickly padded red boards with white front cover and spine lettering and a silver front cover illustration. Includes Introduction and Acknowledgments. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Also includes a bound-into-the-volume matching red satin ribbon page marker. Unpaginated. "The quotes in this book were gleaned from conversations with stylists, barbers, manicurists, pedicurists, colorists, waxers, braiders, shampooers, mehndi artists, threaders, and fellow clients." - from the preliminary page Acknowledgments. "Who needs to see a therapist when you can visit the salon?" - from the rear outer cover. SOME Quotes from the volume: "The color of someone's skin doesn't tell you nearly as much about them as the color of their nail polish." "I'm not about the truth. I'm about making you feel good about yourself." "Men go to strippers, women get pedicures." Praise for Beauty Parlor Wisdom: "An insightful evocation of the Archetype of Containment where the Hairdresser, equipped with comb, scissors, and Cultural Wisdoms about the Human Condition, contains the concerns of the Client while the Client experiences a respite of containment." - Lara Haltham, Jungian analyst. "I'd add 'Never let your girlfriend cut your hair." - Ray Grappone, drummer. Seller Inventory # 005372
Bibliographic Details
Title: Beauty Parlor Wisdom [FIRST EDITION, FIRST ...
Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, California
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Dugan, Joanne (photography); Hughes, Brian Lee (design)
Condition: As New
Edition: 1st Edition
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