The books listed below can be obtained from almost any used bookstore. You have to continually return to your favorite used bookstore to see if any have passed through. Look under fashion, beauty, or barbering. Click below to search on-line for titles of books outlined below.

18 Men's Styles

Spiral edition showing 18 men's hair styles (78 pages). Milady Pub Corp; ISBN: 1562531778

Advanced Textbook for Barbering & Men's Hairstyling
By the Textbook Committee of Barbering, ASIN: 0873501012.

American Barbershop : A Closer Look at a Disappearing Place
By Mic Hunter (1996) from Marvy Barber Supply; ISBN: 1883953146. A portrait of barbers, the chairs, red & white striped poles, the ways of the shop and its returning customers. Contains over one hundred black and white photos.

American Crew Collection, Volume 1
Contains many men's hair styles from professional to casual to very short and unusual styles. There are some great styles in it. It costs only $35 and comes with a 12 minute video which you should watch in slow motion to get the full effect. The book and tape are sold through distributors throughout the US.

Army Officer's Guide (45th edition)
The following quote is from the Army Officer's Guide, 45th Edition by LTC Lawrence P. Crocker, U.S. Army (Ret.) (Stackpole Books 1-800-READ-NOW, Harrisburg, PA), Soft cover ISBN 0-8117-2313-5, $17.95, 607 pps., 1990. "HAIR. There are many acceptable hair styles, so long as they are not extreme or faddish. If dyes, tints, or bleaches are used, the resulting color must look like natural human hair. Males. The hair on the top of the head must be neatly groomed. The length and bulk of the hair will be such that it does not present a ragged, unkempt, or extreme appearance. The hair should present a tapered appearance when combed and not fall over the ears or eyebrows or touch the collar except for the closely cut hair at the back of the neck. In all cases, the bulk or length must not interfere with normal wear of headgear or protective masks. Sideburns must be neatly trimmed. The base will not be flared, nor will it extend below the lowest part of the exterior ear opening. The bottom will be a clean-shaven horizontal line. The face is to be clean-shaven except that a mustache is permitted, provided it is kept neatly trimmed, tapered, and tidy. No portion of the mustache may cover the upper lip or extend sideways beyond the corners of the mouth, nor will it present a chopped-off appearance. Handlebar mustache's, goatees, and beards are expressly forbidden. The wearing of a wig or hairpiece is forbidden except to cover natural baldness or physical disfiguration caused by an accident or medical procedure. When worn it will conform to haircut criteria state above. As an exception to this policy, Army National Guard (ARNG) and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) personnel may wear a wig or hairpiece conforming to the haircut criteria during the unit training assemblies or when serving on active duty for training or full-time training duty for periods of thirty days or less. When ordered to active duty for period greater than thirty days, ARNG and USAR personnel fall under the same rules as other active duty personnel."

Art and Science of Barbering, The (1956)
by L. Sherman Trusty, M.A. 1st published in 1956. This is a standard 1960's era Barbering textbook. Some good pictures which include some hair cutting shots as well as scalp massaging and more.

At the Barber (Field Trips)
By Elizabeth Sirimarco, David M. Budd (Photographer) from Childs World; ISBN: 1567665713. A children's book containing photographs.

Barber's Cutting Edge, The
A children's book about a black barber by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert, Raymond Holbert (Illustrator). ISBN: 0892391278

Barbershop : History and Antiques
By Christian R. Jones from Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 0764306952. A great antique picture book containing barbershop antiques and collectibles (chairs, poles, clippers, razors). Almost 1,000 barbershop items with over 600 color photographs.

Barbershops

Author: Tally Abecassis, Photographer: Claudine Sauve, from Black Dog Publishing. Once a hub of local news and activity, sacred to men and closed to women, the barbershop is slowly disappearing. If walls could talk, they would tell of little boys first visits with their fathers, of potions and lotions applied to men1s beards and self-esteem, of great arguments held, of friendships made, broken, and made again.

Barbershops captures the spirit of these moments in a unique book that unites photos and interviews to bring the reader a slice of barbershop life. It features characters like Menick the sports barber, whose salon floor is a painted replica of a hockey rink and who hosted a TV series from his chair; Jimmy, whose collection of taxidermy is a bizarre testament to his love of hunting; Pierre, the poet barber who sings opera and dreams of Greece; Poquito, whose shop is so busy that he sometimes stays overnight, sleeping in his barber-chair; and Mike, the bowling barber whose trophies line the walls of his shop.

The atmospheric new book Barbershops, celebrates disappearing barbershop interiors worldwide, from retro kitsch to the groovily graphic

Blonds: Golden Hunks From Coast to Coast (1984)
by Barbara Sloan-White and Charles Rue Woods. Conquest Enterprises and Barbara Sloan-White, publ by Simon & Shuster, Inc. ISBN: 0-671-50881-4 Forty or so young men, of varying degrees of blondness, are featured in this glossy, magazine-sized picture book. A thumbnail sketch of each man tends of be of the "puff piece" variety but the photographs (all in color) provide ample amounts of "eye candy." Of the men, only Hans Lundgren -- now known as Dolph Lundgren -- achieved any fame but a few of the others are worth noting, such as the oh-so-handsome Duke Lyskin and the Speedo-filling Peter Cook. Review written for Amazon.com by Alvin Easter (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Body & Soul: The Black Male Book

by Duane Thomas, published by Universe Publishing, Rizzoli International Publications, 300 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212-387-3400 ISBN: 0-7893-0129-6. Lanier Long, a makeup artist, says "Hair has always been an important ingredient in black men's style. We've always been expressive with it." This book IS expressive with the black men's hair style and a must if you are into blacks and their hair.

Calvin and Hobbes 10th Anniversary Book

By Bill Watterson. Pages 46 through 50 are a lively haircut sequence in which Calvin gets his hair cut short -- too short it turns out! It's 40 wonderfully fun and exciting b/w panels long, and cartoonist Bill Watterson's introductory note says: "I rarely laugh when I'm drawing, but I did when I drew the results of Calvin's haircut. . . . Would that I could write like this more often." (This book is published by Andrews and McMeel, with the number ISBN 0-8362-0438-7, for $14.95 in large-format paperback with excellent production values.)

Closer Shave, A

By Wallace Pinfold. Focuses mainly on facial shaving. It contains over 200 photographs, many shots of the head as well. ISBN 1-57965-1364 Publisher: Artisan Phone: 800-722-7202 About $17 (due by Summer 1999)
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Crowded House (1991)
This item is included here since it really doesn't fit anywhere else. It is an audio cassette/CD which contains popular songs like "It's Only Natural", "Fall at Your Feet," and "There Goes God". The four artists, Paul Hestor, Nick Seymour, Neil Finn and Tim Finn (Gary Stamler Management, Los Angeles) are shown in a 3-7/8" x 5" color PHOTO encasing the cover that is unforgettable and pretty arousing. The four fresh-faced hunks are buried in sand at the four compass points, with their dark, medium-length haircuts touching and blending together in the center (photographed from above looking down at the four). The touching closeness, male head hair handsomeness, and joy -- make it a specially spiritual and exciting.

Do Bald Men Get Half-Price Haircuts

By Vince Staten who visited more than three hundred barbershops, most in small towns. The full title of the book is Do Bald Men Get Half-Price Haircuts: In Search of America's Great Barbershops. It is a hilarious account of American manhood involving barbershops and answers many of the questions you may have about barbershops and their history. One question asked is "Why are the stripes on the barber pole red and white?" Read the book to find the answer.

For Men Only: Styling and Techniques

by Louise Cotter from Milady Pub Corp; ISBN: 1562532030. An outstanding resource offers an artistic and practical approach to salon services for the male client, including cutting techniques, hair color for both light and dark hair types, permanent waving, special effects, and the latest in hair replacement techniques. Hundreds of color photographs, featuring haircutting, hair coloring, perming and specialty techiques for mens hair. Soft cover, 160 Pages.

FRESHMAN 10 - tenth anniversary collector's edition

$12.95 US $16.95 CAN. 120 pages plus covers full-color/excellent photos A 10-year retrospect featuring hundreds of never-before-published images To subscribe to Freshmen, visit freshmen.com on the internet, or call (800) 757-7069. Freshmen celebrates 10 years with 120 pages of the hottest & sexiest Freshmen models from the past ten years! Many, if not most, of the excellent color photographs, by 61 contributing photographers, clearly show up-close the various and vital head hair of the chosen models -- down to details of texture, comb marks, hair parts and head shape. These firm young men, who know how to develop and care for their handsome bodies and endowments, obviously take pride in their attention-getting heads of hair as well. Their hair fully shown off is a very exciting feature of their male attraction, and they know it! Riveted hair-fetishers viewing these pages will find hair of all shades, from coal black, warm brown, tan, sun-blond, natural blond -- to chestnut and red. My personal favorite is John Roberts (p. 99, June 1998), a red- haired preppy puppy with even redder hair down below his freckled torso in a bush above his erect tipping point. Hair length varies from crew-cut to teasing over-the-forehead tousled forelocks. Some guys have groomed their hair with ocean spray, light oil, mousse, hair tonic, gym fountain water, or just finger-raked their clean hair back, or let the wind have its way with the way it parts and flows. Though this is a collector's issue of keen bodies and handsome faces, it also shows off well the fascinating variety of men's head hair, their softest, most individualizing feature -- and the one thing that many of us search out and look at first. And, the models' names are legion, famous and acclaimed -- you have to take a look for yourself. For starters, why resist the healthy temptation to get wallpaper/screensavers easily available by download at www.freshmen.com? -Reviewed by Men's Hair member ShortSuave

Greg Gorman: Just Between Us

Contains numerous photographs of men with longer hair falling in their face.

Groom (1992)
All the men's styles were created by David Raccuglia and with Mark Havriliak behind the lens. Two great hair fetishers if you ask me. The angles used by Mark are unbelievable, close-up shots of the front, sides , and backs of guys heads. Styles ranging from crew cuts to shoulder length hair have been covered in this delightful book. Groom is 9.5 X 13, in black and white and no longer available.

Hair For Life

Written by Michael A. Fiorillo, M.D., a board certified Plastic Surgeon. Before you spend your hard-earned money on some bogus treatment, become an educated consumer. A comprehensive guide to hair. This book is an easy to read book about hair, including how normal hair grows, hair loss, proper hair care, medical and surgical treatments for hair loss, and even hair removal. This book serves as an unbiased informational guide so the reader can make his or her own decisions regarding their hair or lack thereof.

Hair: sex, society, symbolism (1971)
By Wendy Cooper, Stein and Day, New York.

Haircults; 50 Years of Styles & Cuts (1990)
By Dylan Jones, Thames and Hudson, NY.

Haircuts at Sleepy Sam's

by Michael R. Strickland, Keaf Holliday (Illustrator), Boyds Mills Pr; ISBN: 1563975629. A children's story about a black barber.

Haircutting at Home

By John Albano. Small but good instructions on many cuts. Published by Berkley Publishing Group.

Haircutting School - Instruction Book

By Lynn Symonds, ISBN: 0967234700. A do-it-yourself guide to cutting hair. Contains illustrations and no photographs on how to cut hair.

Heartthrob - 100 Years of Beautiful Men

By Donald F. Reuter, published by Universe, phone: 800-488-5233. From the creative director of the bestselling Making Faces and The Art of Makeup, with leading fashion voices. Takes a look at past and present definitions of male beauty -- and brings readers face to face with the most beautiful men of our time. $29.00 - 160 illustrations, most in color.

History of Hair, The (1970)
Published by Bonanza Books. Contains numerous men's hair photographs from primiteve times to the twentieth Century.. Good reference book. ISBN 70-114996. This is available at used bookstores.

Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay & Lesbian Video

By Raymond Murray. The updated edition of the definitive, critically acclaimed encyclopedia of gays and lesbians in the movies with over 400 new films and over 450 photos. A necessary addition to your library! (624 pg.)

It Grows on You (1989)
By Ray Blount, Jr. Softcover 158 Pages $12.95 A dolphin Doubleday Book ISBN: 0-385-23034-6 A humorous book that looks at many aspects of hair which contains hundreds of photographs.

Just a Trim.
On line book. Written by one of our own members Seaview99@aol.com (Larry in VA). This story contains a description of a nocturnal emission (wet dream), and may appeal to those with trichophilia (i.e., arousal by hair (on the head)).
http://www.gayauthors.org/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=393

Long and Short of It, The (1971)
By Bill Severn, David McKay Co., New York.

Men : Learn to Cut Your Own Hair
By Joseph R. Gazala, ASIN: 0533108497

Men Defined

Nudes, Photographed by Vera Friederich (1998). Produced by Edition Stemmle out of Zurich, Switzerland. ISBN 3-908161-44-4. Great black and white photography book of nude men, however, there are a couple of great shots of men's hair, pages 94, 95, 110, 111, 116, and 117 are great.

Men In Action
Spiral bound book containing men's hair styles. From Advanstar Marketing Services, 7500 Old Oak Road, Cleveland, OH 44130 or call 800-598-6008. Costs about $25.

Men's Hair (1985)
By George Roberson, published by Rawson Associates 1985. Contains numerous men's hair photographs mainly from the late 70's and early to mid-80's. Good reference book. ISBN 0-89256-275-7. This is available at used bookstores.

Men's Hair, the Long and Short of It
By James. Laforte, ASIN: 0809274817

Milady's Standard Textbook of Professional Barber-Styling

By Maura T. Scali-Snipes from Milady Pub Corp; ISBN: 1562533665. Contains the latest in men's haircutting and styling, along with the most current information on barbering tools and implements.

Milady's Technical Guide: Men's, Women's & Children's Cuts

By Kenneth Young from Delmar Pub; ISBN: 1562531034. A technical guide more geared towards the professional haircutter. Contains illustrations and photographs.

New American Haircuts
From Astor Place with lots of cuts. This may be out of print. ISBN: 0-345-32397-1

Redheads

Photographs by Uwe Ditz from Edition Stemmle / Zurich - March 2000, ISBN 3-908163-17-X. Phone orders: 1-800-Artbook With this book, the photographer Uwe Ditz realizes a lifelong dream of presenting a diverse collection of people with red hair. Painstaking care and attention to detail guided his approach. He photographed his models, redheads of both sexes, all ages, hair lengths, and origins, completely in white against a white background, thus eliminating all distractions that could possibly divert attention away from skin and hair in these brilliantly sharp photos. Using a large-format studio camera, the artist has created images of breathtaking, penetrating intensity. His subjects are as diverse as life itself; they appear in relaxed, carefree attitudes, showing their private sides, usually with a generous dash of humor. Many of them have provided personal statements about the somewhat different lives they lead. Never before has the distinctiveness and the appeal of redheads been presented with such warmpth, wit and skill as in these compelling large-format portraits. It is a wonderful book, a source of enjoyment for all -- and, of course, an ideal gift for redheaded friends.

Salonovations' Children's Styles (1996)

By Beverly Getschel, Louise Cotter from Milady Pub Corp; ISBN: 156253310X. Instruction book on cutting both boy and girl's hair. Contains numberous photographs of the head-front, sides and back.

State Exam Review for Professional Barber-Styling
From Milady Pub Corp; ISBN: 1562531441. Unfortunately, not even the state is known for this book. It is a review book for the state exam.

Uncle Jed's Barbershop

By Margaree King Mitchell, James Ransome (Illustrator) from Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0671769693. A children's book set in the 1920s and told from young girls point of view, about dreams and determination of Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, walks to his friends and relatives to give haircuts with hopes of one day owning a barbershop.

Vanishing American Barbershop
This is a great book for anyone interested in barbershops. Included are many photos, reprints of barber supply house catalogs, and actual stories from barbers in the business. It is by Ronald S. Barlow 9 X 12 paperback and contains 224 pages, inventory number: ISBN 933846045..

Weekend Warriors: A Thing about His Hair
On line book. Written by one of our own members Seaview99@aol.com (Larry in VA). This story deals with hair (hence the title). However, it deals with adolescents, has a scene with some fingers through one of the adolescent's hair by an adult, and a detailed description of a wet dream.
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