The Spa Bible


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Affectionately known as the Six Figure Spa Chick, Candace Holyfield is no stranger to running a business like a BOSS! She is a Medical assistant, holistic practitioner, retired massage therapist, CEO of Spa Boss Tribe, best-selling author, and motivational speaker. Traveling all over the world, connecting with thousands of spa owners, teaching countless classes and workshops, Candace realized that one thing spa owners were truly missing was a plan... a strategy to building from the ground up. And using her own experience and success, Candace wrote The Spa Bible as a printed guide for spa professionals everywhere. It is literally an all-in-one manual, from start to finish, from Genesis to Revelations, that will provide a detailed road map on starting and running your own spa business. Candace's latest book, A to Z Marketing Guide for Spapreneurs, was a best-selling book written as a companion to The Spa Bible. She is also the author of Bitter+Broken=BOSS, Business Credit 101 and over 30 other ebooks sold all over the world! Featured in The American Spa, Voyage, Glambitious, Your Voice, SwagHER, and Beautifully Yours Metro Magazines, Candace's personality commands every room she steps foot in. Owning and operating an international business, Candace uses her gifts and expansive knowledge to teach other spa owners how to make real money, real fast, and consistently! She didn't get the title "Six Figure Spa Chick" by happenstance, she makes it happen every day!




Fun, Creative, and Profitable Salon Marketing


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For beauty shops, hair dressers, stylists, hair salons, barber shops, day spas, nail salons, tanning salons, aestheticians, cosmetologists, electrologists, massage therapists, beauty schools.




Good Hair


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An essential, practical guide to caring for Afro, textured and curly hair. In 2018, award-winning British-Ghanaian hairstylist and salon owner Charlotte Mensah was the first black woman to be inducted into the British Hairdressing Hall of Fame. Having spent three decades styling thousands of people, she has now written the first guide to loving and caring for your curls. Featuring case studies of clients who came to her looking for a 'hair fix', and informed by her own story from apprentice to business-owner, this book will dispel common hair myths and give you the knowledge and tools to attain good hair health. Good Hair is the ultimate guide on how to: - identify and understand your curl texture(s) - promote hair growth and find good products - choose the right protective styles - overcome hair loss, itchiness or dryness - do styles such as cornrows, locs and bantu knots - devise your own tailored hair care routine Packed with expert advice, nourishing recipes and top maintenance tips, this is a celebration of the unique beauty and history of black hair.




Milady's Guide to Owning and Operating a Nail Salon


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Offers tips for starting and operating a nail salon at home or in a full-service salon and includes a list of associations and state boards for additional business assistance.




The Complete Book of Hairstyling


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Bad-hair days will soon become a thing of the past with this essential bible from internationally renowned and award-winning hairdresser Charles Worthington! It's packed with professional salon secrets, from everyday dos to emergency quick-fixes to the latest color and hairpiece techniques. Amateur stylists will look great no matter what the occasion...and save hundreds of dollars, too!




The Beer Bible


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“The only book you need to understand the world’s most popular beverage. I swear on a stack of these, it’s a thumping good read.”––John Holl, editor of All About Beer Magazine and author of The American Craft Beer Cookbook Imagine sitting in your favorite pub with a friend who happens to be a world-class expert on beer. That’s this book. It covers the history: how we got from gruel-beer to black IPA in 10,000 years. The alchemy: malts, grains, and the miracle of hops. The variety: dozens of styles and hundreds of recommended brews (including suggestions based on your taste preferences), divided into four sections––Ales, Wheat Beers, Lagers, and Tart and Wild Ales––and all described in mouthwatering detail. The curiosity: how to read a Belgian label; the talk of two Budweisers; porter, the first superstyle; and what, exactly, a lager is. The pleasure. Because you don’t merely taste beer, you experience it. Winner of a 2016 IACP Award “Covers a lot of ground, from beer styles and brewing methods to drinking culture past and present. There’s something for beer novices and beer geeks alike.”––Ken Grossman, founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. “Erudite, encyclopedic, and enormously entertaining aren’t words you normally associate with beer, but The Beer Bible is no ordinary beer book. As scinitillating, diverse, and refreshing as man’s oldest alcoholic beverage itself.”––Steve Raichlen, author of Project Smoke and How to Grill




The Beauty Industry Survival Guide


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My name is Tina Alberino, and I wrote this book to save you. This is not another lame book full of generic beauty business advice. This book serves as the literary equivalent of a kick in the ass and a punch to the throat. You hold in your hands compendium of harsh lessons and a raw depiction of the true nature of this industry. The vast majority of these lessons aren't taught in schools and don't appear in textbooks; they're learned through experience--often in a way that is less-than-gentle. This book will help you navigate this tumultuous industry. The waters run deep, the currents are swift, and the tides shift quickly. The journey can certainly be treacherous. Don't learn these lessons the hard way.Learn how to avoid scoundrel salon owners and crackpot contracts, build a loyal following of glamorous gals and gallant gents, and land your first big break before graduation day!




The Managed Hand


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Two women, virtual strangers, sit hand-in-hand across a narrow table, both intent on the same thing-achieving the perfect manicure. Encounters like this occur thousands of times across the United States in nail salons increasingly owned and operated by Asian immigrants. This study looks closely for the first time at these intimate encounters, focusing on New York City, where such nail salons have become ubiquitous. Drawing from rich and compelling interviews, Miliann Kang takes us inside the nail industry, asking such questions as: Why have nail salons become so popular? Why do so many Asian women, and Korean women in particular, provide these services? Kang discovers multiple motivations for the manicure-from the pampering of white middle class women to the artistic self-expression of working class African American women to the mass consumption of body-related services. Contrary to notions of beauty service establishments as spaces for building community among women, The Managed Hand finds that while tentative and fragile solidarities can emerge across the manicure table, they generally give way to even more powerful divisions of race, class, and immigration.




Unholy Business


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In 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the world's front pages as the first material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ. Today it is exhibit number one in a forgery trial involving millions of dollars worth of high-end, Biblical era relics, some of which literally re-wrote Near Eastern history and which could lead to the incarceration of some very wealthy men and embarrass major international institutions, including the British Museum and Sotheby's. Set in Israel, with its 30,000 archaeological digs crammed with biblical-era artifacts, and full of colorful characters—scholars, evangelicals, detectives, and millionaire collectors—Unholy Business tells the incredibly story of what the Israeli authorities have called "the fraud of the century." It takes readers into the murky world of Holy Land relic dealing, from the back alleys of Jerusalem's Old City to New York's Fifth Avenue, and reveals biblical archaeology as it is pulled apart by religious believers on one side and scientists on the other.




Ready, Set, Go!


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Finally - a book that brings old world barbering back with today's business strategies! Learn the success strategies for opening, remodeling, and running a barbershop that focuses on the needs of your targeted clientele-the millennial man. Getting your game plan together can be time consuming and expensive when you try to "go it alone." Why take years to master the operational tactics that will lead your business to success? Jeff and Eric have laid out the game plan and thought of every last detail to help you budget your expenses, save money, and invest in your business. It's packed with the steps, tips, checklists, ideas, and strategies to make your barbershop a success. Whether you already own a barbershop or you are just advancing your career in this direction, this book is for you. Ready, Set, Go! will help you to: - Visualize, plan, and organize your new business venture. - Assess and pick the right location and negotiate your lease. - Select your legal and financial team and set up the business and financial structure for your barbershop. - Design a barbershop that fits within your budget and set up a successful working relationship with your contractors. - Find the money or capital that you need to finance your business venture and open your doors. - Hire the right people to staff your barbershop. - And, everything else you will need to own and operate a profitable barbershop! In addition, this book has a special section, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, that contains advice that comes straight from other owners and industry leaders who offered their input on opening, remodeling, managing, marketing, and solving problems and challenges. The Check It Out sections enable you to be sure you don't forget a single detail. With this book you will have laid the groundwork, from start to finish, for eliminating trial-and-error approaches, preventing unforeseen problems, and running a successful barbershop.