Have you ever thought about locking your African textured/type hair? Are you afraid what others will say or think about you? Do you need a guide to help you through the process? Do you already have Locs/Locks/Dreads and need style/care ideas or encouragement from other sisters who have? If you have answered yes to any of these questions then "Locs For Life: The Root to Well Being for African American Women" is the book for you! It is an easy read with a plethora of stories outlining the journey of hair locking. Topics such as colorism, racism, beauty standards and other social issues are candidily discussed by the writer. What is most unique about this book is that the writer prepares you for the emotional/spiritual aspects of hair locking. Kalimah Johnson is Masters Level Social Worker and uses those tools to discuss this topic from a sensitive and comprehensive standpoint. Her expertise and courageous efforts will provide you with all the tools, power and knowledge you will need to inspire you to wear your hair out in the world "as is".

The Locks Hair Care Manual is a pocket guide that will help you to successfully maintain Dread Locks (Traditional Locks), Sister Locks and Free Form Locks with step by step details! Even though there are differences in maintenance required to keep up the look of your specific choice of locks, their hair care needs are very similar. What differs slightly is your approach based on your unique texture and health state of your locks, which will be discussed further in more detail. Growing locks take patience and dedication, with the application of the “Lock Hair Care Regimen” shown in (Chapter 11) coupled with a fundamental understanding of what healthy hair is, will allow you to gain the necessary knowledge you need, to successfully put you on the path to growing long healthy locks.This manual breaks down understanding locks externally and internally as we discuss everything thing from Lock Maturation, Twisting Techniques, and Lock Repair as well as providing insight on an alternative locking option called Lock Extensions! These are just a couple of topics that will be addressed in this manual and after reading, you will know exactly how to achieve your best locks whether you are beginning your Lock Journey or you want to perfect your journey towards healthy thriving locks!

This is the first comprehensive manual that guides the professional and novice through the intricate process of installing, growing, maintaining and designing locks holistically at home or in the salon. You are getting a four part manual with almost 300 pages of detailed instructions on the care of dreadlocks. There are numerous charts, diagrams, schematics, instructions and pictures to guide anyone at any level in the artistry of dreadlocking. If there is one book to buy on the art of creating dreadlocks this is THE one; and, well worth the investment. Used by cosmetologists for training and in CEU instruction within the cosmetology industry.

Finalist for the 2022 Reading the West Debut Fiction Award Finalist for the 2022 Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Set in the western sagebrush steppe, Site Fidelity is a vivid, intimate, and deeply human exploration of life on the shifting terrain of our changing planet. Firmly rooted in the modern American West, Site Fidelity follows women and families who feel the instinctual, inexplicable pull of a home they must work to protect from the effects of economic inequity and climate catastrophe. A seventy-four-year-old nun turns to eco-sabotage to stop a fracking project. A woman delivers her own baby in a Nevada ghost town. A young farmer hides her chicken flock from the government during a bird flu epidemic. An ornithologist returns home to care for her rancher father and gets caught up trying to protect a breeding group of endangered Gunnison sage grouse. In lean, lyrical prose, Claire Boyles evokes the bleakness and beauty of our threatened western landscapes. Spanning the decades from the 1970s to a plausible near future, this knockout debut introduces unforgettable characters who must confront the challenges of caregiving and loss alongside the very practical impacts of fracking, water rights law, and other agricultural policies. Site Fidelity is a vivid, intimate, and deeply human exploration of life on the shifting terrain of our changing planet.

An American journalist researches the notorious roundup of Parisian Jews and uncovers her French family's war-era secrets.

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Have you ever considered going natural but thought it would be too hard? Try Going-Natural! Many of us are alienated from our stigmatized coils and have no clue what to do with our nappy hair. This book helps you reacquaint with your natural naps and shows you how to grow out a perm. But more than that, this book makes a joy out of what you thought would be a difficult journey. Find out ~ The best way for you to go natural ~ How to enjoy your journey ~ Why your hair is breaking ~ The basics of natural hair styling ~ How to grow and groom natural hair.