Hair Raising

Author: Noliwe M. Rooks
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813523125
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair?In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty culture in African American communities from the nineteenth century to the 1990s. She discusses the ways in which African American women have located themselves in their own families, communities, and national culture through beauty advertisements, treatments, and styles. Bringing the story into today's beauty shop, listening to other women talk about braids, Afros, straighteners, and what they mean today to grandmothers, mothers, sisters, friends, and boyfriends, she also talks about her own family and has fun along the way. Hair Raising is that rare sort of book that manages both to entertain and to illuminate its subject.

Hair Raising

Author: Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1680570110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
A zombie private detective must determine who’s scalping werewolves in this mystery by a New York Times–bestselling author. The fur really flies when a serial scalper stalks the supernatural citizens of the Unnatural Quarter, targeting werewolves—and what’s sadder than a bald lycanthrope? Dan Shamble, zombie P.I., is on the case, trying to stop an all-out gang war between full-time and full-moon werewolves. As he combs through the tangled clues to hunt down the bald facts, things get hairy fast. Shamble lurches through a loony landscape of voodoo tattoo artists, illicit cockatrice fights, body builders assembling make-your-own human kits, and perhaps scariest of all, crazed fans in town for the Worldwide Horror Convention. Yet the reign of hair-raising terror grows longer. If Shamble can’t snip this off at the roots, the whole world could end up howling mad. Praise for Hair Raising: “Dan . . . who’ll clearly do anything for a laugh, seems to be having the time of his afterlife. The result is like an early, funny Woody Allen film with zombies, ghosts, vampires and werewolves.” —Kirkus Reviews “Fans of humorously handled urban fantasies, mysteries, and horror stories won’t stop laughing until long after they’ve finished the book.” —Booklist

Hair-Raising Monster Stories

Author: Brianna Hall
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429699825
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
"Describes sightings of monster beasts from around the world and the stories behind them"--Provided by publisher.

My Hair-Raising and Heartwarming Adventures as a Pet Sitter

Author: Christi Grace
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736978968
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Encounters with Animals, Lessons from God What do an ailing goat, a high-strung Australian Shepherd, and a raucous rooster all have in common? Professional pet sitter Christi Grace has cared for them all, and each of their stories reveal sweet spiritual truths about our relationship with God. In her twelve years of working with animals and their owners, Christi has experienced emotions ranging from happiness to heartache and everything in between. Let her introduce you to some of her most unforgettable clients: Ginger — a goat whose value far outweighs her $35 price tag Zinnia — a medium-sized dog with big trust issues Rocko — a barnyard bully of a rooster who guards the chicken yard with unabandoned zeal Shiloh — a horse who lives up to his name by bringing peace to all he meets Joy — a woman who proves that sometimes it’s not the animal but the owner whose life is impacted when a pet sitter comes to call These and other memorable characters make this book a must-read for animal lovers or anyone who needs a little more faith and inspiration from above.

Hubert's Hair Raising Adventure

Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395282670
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
A haughty lion accidentally loses his mane. His friends find a remedy, but it creates a new crisis.

How to Build Hair-Raising Haunted Houses

Author: Megan Cooley Peterson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 142965421X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
"Provides step-by-step instructions for building haunted houses using household materials"--Provided by publisher.

The Hair-Raising Kite Flight

Author: Hedley Griffin
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1908352000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Harey and his friends, including Pillow, the parrot, go out flying their kite dangerously close to an electricity pylon with disastrous results.

Malefica Belle's Hair-Raising Spells: The Chronicles of Cavendish House

Author: Paul Counelis
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365834360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
WHAT ARE THE SECRETS OF CAVENDISH HOUSE?Horror Host MALEFICA BELLE brings us four tales of the supernatural, all taking place in the same house, decades apart. Altherr Cavendish and his descendants are haunted by all manner of apparitions and the unknown.Four stories of the strange crafted by Paul Counelis (Rue Morgue) and daughter Audriana Counelis (Halloween Machine), who doubles as Malefica herself!

Recovering the Black Female Body

Author: Michael Bennett
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813528397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Recovering the Black Female Body recognizes the pressing need to highlight through scholarship the vibrant energy of African American women's attempts to wrest control of the physical and symbolic construction of their bodies away from the distortions of others.

Womanhoods and Equality in the United States

Author: Christen Bryson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003847854
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
Womanhoods and Equality in the United States explores how the idea of equality has evolved along with the debates that have animated contemporary American women’s history. This book argues that “womanhood” is neither a unified concept nor a monolithic experience but rather a multifaceted notion. This collection thus looks at this plural dimension of womanhood—womanhoods—with a special focus on equality as a common goal. The authors question what equality means depending on many factors such as race, class, sexuality, education, marital or parental status, physical appearance, and political orientation, and address timely issues including abortion rights, Black womanhood, and sexual violence on college campuses. Womanhoods and Equality in the United States is an essential resource for academics and students in gender studies, American sociocultural history, and the sociology of social movements.