Saturday, December 27, 2008

Textured Tresses or The Complete Book of Isometrics

Textured Tresses: The Ultimate Guide to Maintaining and Styling Natural Hair

Author: Diane DaCosta

Twist it! Braid it! Loc it! Enjoy the freedom and beauty of naturally textured hair.

Textured hair styles like Locs, Braids, Twists, Cornrows, and Knots are all the rage, adorning the heads of celebrities, athletes, and everyday folk now more than ever before. Yet, the actual caring, styling, and maintenance of textured hair still remains a mystery to many.

Now, Diane Da Costa, celebrity stylist and master designer of natural hair, unravels the tresses of textured hair, providing readers with information on the proper care of natural hair as well as a step-by-step guide on achieving various exciting styles.

Textured Tresses will help you:

  • Identify and celebrate the texture you were born with (whether it's wavy, curly, very curly, or tightly coiled)
  • Keep your hair healthy and strong by using hair products and tools correctly and managing stress effectively
  • Select the right stylist and salon to suit your hair care needs
  • Transition from chemically relaxed hair to natural hair safely
  • Experiment with color, weaves, and chemicals
  • Achieve the styles you admire on your favorite movie stars and recording artists

Packed throughout with photos, illustrations, and special celebrity sections, Textured Tresses is a must-have whether you already twist, coil, loc, or want to learn how to begin.



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The Complete Book of Isometrics: The Anywhere, Anytime Fitness Book

Author: Erin ODriscoll

Don't have time to exercise? Don't belong to a gym? It doesn't matter.

Now you can get a complete workout, anytime, anywhere, with the secrets of isometrics. Millions of people can't seem to find the time to exercise. Now they can with The Complete Book of Isometrics. Fitness expert Erin O'Driscoll has compiled the best isometric exercises that can be done in the office, at home watching TV, flying in an airplane, or even driving a car–no equipment required.

Rather than using expensive machines or lugging around a set of dumbbells, you use common objects and your own body's resistance to work out the muscles. Isometric exercises are especially helpful to people recovering from injuries that limit range of motion. A special chapter shows how even people with disabilities can use isometrics to build muscle tone and strength.

Using the secret of resistance, isometrics are the basis for yoga, Pilates, and all the core stabilization techniques that are so popular today. Now, learn the original, simple, and effective way to a complete workout without moving a muscle!



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