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It's been more than ten years since our last appointment at Calvin's Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse....
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When Joy Atkins finally snags a last-minute appointment with Sassie Crane, Charleston's premier hairstylist, she thinks her day is really looking great. But when she arrives at the salon, the client who canceled shows up, and it turns out she's Sassie's best friend, Hannah. As Sassie works double time to do both Joy's and Hannah's hair, Hannah unexpectedly collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Then Joy witnesses her daughter, Sabrina, suffer a...
11) Hairstylists
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""Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces hairstylists to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
13) Jayber Crow
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"Jayber Crow, born in Goforth, Kentucky, orphaned at age ten, began his search as a "pre-ministerial student" at Pigeonville College." "Eventually, after the flood of 1937, Jayber becomes the barber of the small community of Port William, Kentucky. From behind that barber chair he lives out the questions that drove him from seminary and begins to accept the gifts of community that enclose his answers. The chair gives him a perfect perch from which...
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Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's...
16) Haircut
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A barber regales a customer with stories about some of the characters in his small town.
18) Barberland
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Avraham Bahar leaves debt-ridden and depressed Albania to seek a better life in, ironically, Stalinist Russia. A professional barber, he curries favor with the Communist regime, ultimately being invited to become Stalin's personal barber at the Kremlin, where he is entitled to live in a government house with other Soviet dignitaries. In the intrigue that follows, Avraham, now known as Razan, is not only barber to Stalin but also to the many Stalin...
20) Medusa's mirror
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Evelyn heads to Mt. Olympus Theme Park to celebrate her winning a hair design content, where she travels through a mirror in Athena's Hall of Mirrors to a myth; but when she meets Perseus on a mission to behead Medusa, Evelyn wants to try a more creative approach.