The Story of Two Salons
Author : Edith Helen Sichel
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Salons
ISBN :
A Working Theory of Love
Author : Scott Hutchins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 27,68 MB
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0143124196
Book Description
An extraordinary debut novel that “hits that sweet spot where humor and melancholy comfortably coexist” (Entertainment Weekly) Before his brief marriage imploded, Neill Bassett took a job feeding data into what could be the world’s first sentient computer. Only his attempt to give it language—through the journals his father left behind after committing suicide—has unexpected consequences. Amidst this turmoil, Neill meets Rachel, a naïve young woman escaping a troubled past, and finds himself unexpectedly drawn to her and the possibilities she holds. But as everything he thought about the past becomes uncertain, every move forward feels impossible.
Salons
Author : Jaida n'ha Sandra
Publisher : New Society Pub
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780865714441
Book Description
From the ancient Greek symposia to Gertrude Stein's famous Paris gatherings, salons have always been the incubators of provocative - at times even dangerous - ideas: the frontiers of cultural change. People who might elsewhere have been socially ostracized were included in salons, welcomed for their wit, intelligence, charm, and insight. And passionate conversation often led to passionate action.In 1991 Utne Reader launched a salon renaissance all over North America when it featured a cover story on salons. The response to the article was staggering, leading Utne to organize a National Salon Association that quickly drew over 20,000 members. Conceived and written by the folks at Utne, Salons is the quintessential authority on the subject, demonstrating that joining or starting your own salon is just a living room away.Salons offers a fascinating history of the salon and supplies all the tools readers need to join or start a group of their own. Classic salon-keepers like Julie deLespinasse, Mabel Dodge, and Gertrude Stein offer models for modern salons. Variations on the salon theme are explored, from studious book clubs and book circles to creativity salons, and finally online saloning. Chapters are grouped under such categories as choosing a salon site, finding salon members, and selecting discussion topics. A closing chapter looks at salons as bedrocks for activism and institutions for keeping social consciousness alive for the long-haul.
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
Author : Kris Radish
Publisher : Listening Library
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 13,56 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : 0739326171
Book Description
Annie Freeman, left one final request, a traveling funeral, and she wants the most important women in her life as pallbearers. From Sonoma to Manhattan, Katherine, Laura, Rebecca, Jill, and Marie will carry Annie's ashes to the special places in her life. At every stop there's a surprise encounter and a small miracle waiting, and as they whoop it up across the country, attracting interest wherever they go, they share their deepest secrets--tales of broken hearts and second chances, missed opportunities and new beginnings. And as they grieve over what they've lost, they discover how much is still possible if only they can unravel the secret Annie left them.
Lies Salon Owners Believe
Author : Dan Lok
Publisher : Advantage Media Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,45 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781599322704
Book Description
Foreword by Jay Conrad Levinson, The Father Of Guerilla Marketing, 21 million copies sold worldwide - Have you lost the passion, the drive and the fire you once had for your business? - Are you tired of riding the financial roller coaster, where sometimes your appointment book is overflowing with a waiting list and sometimes it's empty as a desert? - Are you hitting the "glass ceiling" of success that virtually every salon or spa owner hits - where income peaks, plateaus, and eventually goes down? - Is your salon/spa business sucking the life out of you? Physically draining and preventing you from having a normal life, such as family get-togethers, time with your friends, your children's sports day, dance performances, and so on. - Are you sick and tired of wasting money on advertising that doesn't get you new clients? - Are you looking to expand to a bigger space or add another location but you are afraid to make the move? - Are you sick of struggling, taking all the risks and putting in "sweat equity" that you're about ready to throw in the towel and get a "regular job" with regular work schedule and regular pay? - Do you want to continue running your salon/spa and have a great "lifestyle" with plenty of money to pay your bills, your mortgage, your car loan and to build a nest egg of cash while having the freedom to work less and when you want? If you answered "YES " to one or more (maybe all) of these questions, then Lies Salon Owners Believe is the book for you. In this book, Dan Lok and DJ Richoux shatter the seven lies that are holding your business back. Next, they reveal the truth behind why most salon businesses don't work - and what to do about it. They also share with you strategies and techniques you can utilize to increase your odds of success. Now is the time to take control of your destiny and to take action. Use the strategies in this book to achieve the life you've always wanted. Now is the first time that you have a chance to stop hoping for a better life and start creating it.
The Story Salon Big Book of Stories
Author : Joseph Dougherty
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 2006-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595396895
Book Description
"A collection of more than 40 original stories first performed by their authors at Story Salon, Los Angeles' longest running storytelling venue"--Back cover.
Beauty Salon
Author : Mario Bellatin
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 10,50 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1646050754
Book Description
Mario Bellatin’s complex dreamscape, offered here in a brand-new translation, presents a timely allegorical portrait of the body and society in decay, victim to inscrutable pandemic. In a large, unnamed city, a strange, highly infectious disease begins to spread, afflicting its victims with an excruciating descent toward death, particularly unsparing in its assault of those on society's margins. Spurned by their loved ones and denied treatment by hospitals, the sick are left to die on the streets until a beauty salon owner, whose previous caretaking experience extended only to the exotic fish tanks scattered among his workstations, opens his doors as a refuge. In the ramshackle Morgue, victim to persecution and violence, he accompanies his male guests as they suffer through the lifeless anticipation of certain death, eventually leaving the wistful narrator in complete, ill-fated isolation.
Jewish Women and Their Salons
Author : Emily D. Bilski
Publisher : Jewish Museum
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 31,88 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300103854
Book Description
An insightful look at the history of Jewish women's salons and their influence on art, music, literature, and politics.
The Cine Star Salon
Author : Leah Ranada
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,19 MB
Release : 2021-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781774390320
Book Description
Philippine-born Vancouverite Sophia is most grateful for two things: her modest hair salon and Adrian, her mild-mannered fiancé. She is eager to get married, move away from her highly educated but career-frustrated parents, who believe that their daughter can be so much more than a beautician. Then Sophia's estranged friend reaches out from Manila, desperate for help. After a dubious accident, her fiery Auntie Rosy is on the verge of losing the Cine Star Salon-the place where Sophia first felt the call to become a hairstylist and salon owner. Coming to her auntie's aid is not so easy though. Sophia worries helping might reopen old wounds and threaten the bright future she has planned. Leah Ranada's debut novel is a graphic and engaging depiction of the importance of women's work and the loyalties that connect friends across oceans. The Cine Star Salon marks the entry of a vital new voice in Canadian literature.
Kabul Beauty School
Author : Deborah Rodriguez
Publisher : Random House
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 MB
Release : 2007-04-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1588366073
Book Description
Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills–as doctors, nurses, and therapists–seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother of two from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she soon found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus an idea was born. With the help of corporate and international sponsors, the Kabul Beauty School welcomed its first class in 2003. Well meaning but sometimes brazen, Rodriguez stumbled through language barriers, overstepped cultural customs, and constantly juggled the challenges of a postwar nation even as she learned how to empower her students to become their families’ breadwinners by learning the fundamentals of coloring techniques, haircutting, and makeup. Yet within the small haven of the beauty school, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts: the newlywed who faked her virginity on her wedding night, the twelve-year-old bride sold into marriage to pay her family’s debts, the Taliban member’s wife who pursued her training despite her husband’s constant beatings. Through these and other stories, Rodriguez found the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style. With warmth and humor, Rodriguez details the lushness of a seemingly desolate region and reveals the magnificence behind the burqa. Kabul Beauty School is a remarkable tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom.
