Henna from Head to Toe!

Henna from Head to Toe!
Author: Norma Pasekoff Weinberg
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Includes designs suitable for spots, belly-button, arm, wrist, hand, foot, leg, ankle, chest, back, and neck; as well as information on henna wedding traditions; and how to color hair and condition nails with henna.

Henna From Head to Toe

Henna From Head to Toe
Author: Norma Pasekoff Weinberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 75
Release: 1990-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780756762438

Discover the natural beauty secret of ancient cultures around the world. The versatile henna plant has been used for centuries for body adornment, hair care, and natural healing. Now the wonders of henna are exciting healthful-living enthusiasts everywhere. Here you'll find step-by-step instructions for beauty and bodycare with this remarkable herb: discover dozens of body art designs from India, the Middle East, North Africa, and more; decorate arms and wrists, chest and neck, belly button, feet, and ankles with colorful, temporary henna "tattoos"; add body, shine, and radiant highlights to your hair (even graying hair!) with all-natural henna recipes; and create safe, natural treatments for simple ailments such as headaches, irritated skin, and thinning hair. Color photos.

From Head to Toe

From Head to Toe
Author: Janice Weaver
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2003-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0887766544

Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award Included on VOYA’s ninth annual Nonfiction Honor List Named Notable Book by the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award in the intermediate nonfiction category Did you know that: • in some parts of sixteenth-century Europe, men wore their beards so long that they had to wrap the ends around their waists like a belt to be able to walk? • the high heel shoe caught on because it was the perfect solution to the problem of hopelessly muddy and waste-filled streets in cities like London and Paris? • women have, at various times, used soot, ground ants’ eggs, beet juice, and poisonous lead as makeup? Throughout history we have bound our feet until they broke, piled our necks with jewelry until our chests collapsed, cinched our waists in corsets until we couldn’t breathe. Why do we do these things to ourselves? From Head to Toe travels across thousands of years and through countless cultures and countries to explore the story of fashion in its weirdest, wildest, and most wonderful forms. Whimsical illustrations, sidebars, “quick hit” margin quips, and a useful index round out this fun-filled tour of fashion history.

China Bayles' Book of Days

China Bayles' Book of Days
Author: Susan Wittig Albert
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2006-10-03
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1440627258

A treasury of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, and more from the national bestselling author of the China Bayles series—a great gift for both mystery fans and herb & craft enthusiasts! Readers of the China Bayles mystery novels are familiar with the usefulness and wonder of the many herbs the amateur sleuth sells in her beloved Thyme and Seasons shop. Compiled by national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert at the request of her fans, China Bayles' Book of Days gathers together tidbits and treasures about plants and reveals ways you can put more green into your daily life. Featuring 365 days of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, remedies, and more, this special volume is a personal calendar of the legends and lore of herbs and also features brand-new essays from the author, clues from China's mysteries, and some special contributions by the irrepressible members of the Myra Merryweather Herb Guild, Pecan Springs's oldest civic organization.

Encyclopedia of Hair

Encyclopedia of Hair
Author: Victoria Sherrow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2023-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This popular volume on the culture of hair through human history and around the globe has been updated and revised to include even more entries and current information. How we style our hair has the ability to shape the way others perceive us. For example, in 2017, the singer Macklemore denounced his hipster undercut hairstyle, a style that is associated with Hitler Youth and alt-right men, and in 2015, actress Rose McGowan shaved her head in order to take a stance against the traditional Hollywood sex symbol stereotype. This volume examines how hair-or lack thereof-can be an important symbol of gender, class, and culture around the world and through history. Hairstyles have come to represent cultural heritage and memory, and even political leanings, social beliefs, and identity. This second edition builds upon the original volume, updating all entries that have evolved over the last decade, such as by discussing hipster culture in the entries on beards and mustaches and recent medical breakthroughs in hair loss. New entries have been added that look at specific world regions, hair coverings, political symbolism behind certain styles, and other topics.

Barren Women

Barren Women
Author: Sara Verskin
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2020-04-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 311059367X

Barren Women is the first scholarly book to explore the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. Through an examination of legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching, Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social landscape infertile women had to navigate. In so doing, she highlights underappreciated vulnerabilities and opportunities for women’s autonomy within the system of Islamic family law, and explores the diverse marketplace of medical ideas in the medieval world and the perceived connection between women’s health practices and religious heterodoxy. Featuring copious translations of primary sources and minimal theoretical jargon, Barren Women provides a multidimensional perspective on the experience of infertility, while also enhancing our understanding of institutions and modes of thought which played significant roles in shaping women’s lives more broadly. This monograph has been awarded the annual BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

The Warriors of Eda

The Warriors of Eda
Author: D. C. Claymore
Publisher: Abbott Press
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1458219933

It is 2037, and the Darkness and its army have invaded the world of Rylaxon and its six moons. The Vampeer population subjugates humanity, feeding on the helpless population and turning unwilling citizens into soldiers. Ten-year-old Biron Coomra, a child created by a biophysicist from Rylaxon and a powerful witch from a distant alien world planet called Earth, is living on Eda, the still-peaceful fifth moon. Although he has lost his magical abilities, he still has numerous gifts that make him a formidable enemy of evil--and he is connected to the Triune, a powerful deity who sometimes speaks through him. Biron and his friends--the Warriors of Eda--are summoned to save a select group, the Chosen, and bring them to this safe haven. Meanwhile, Gorgos, the leader of the Vampeer forces and Birons archnemesis, leads his troops to destroy Birons birth city and force a showdown, and the queen of a race of inhuman hunters, the Vorax, has her sights set on the boy as well. The warriors must rescue the Chosen and raise an army before time runs out. In this novel, the third in a series, a boy with unique powers faces enemies on multiple fronts as he and his friends seek to bring the chosen to Eda and protect their world from Darkness.

Drawing from Life

Drawing from Life
Author: Jennifer New
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005-06-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568984452

There are a few among us who not merely keep a journal, but who with drawings, watercolours, charts, collages, portraits & in a host of other ways, make their journal a work of art. Jennifer New explores the private worlds of these journal keepers.

Herbal Treatments for Healthy Hair

Herbal Treatments for Healthy Hair
Author: Greta Breedlove
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1999-01-11
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1603423435

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.