title: Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories
author: Pamela Johnson
description: <i>Essence</i> Ought to be at the top of everyone's must-read list.<br /><br /><i>Boston Herald</i> An outstanding volume!<br /><br /><i>The Washington Post</i> Because of the variety of voices in <i>Tenderheaded</i>...the book has a feeling of breadth and nuance.<br /><br /><i>Heart and Soul</i> A must-read that unravels our deep-rooted history and relationship with hair.<br /><br /><i>The Boston Herald</i> Peter Harris' piece...is just one gem in this outstanding volume.<br /><br /><i>The Times-Picayune</i> (New Orleans) Perfectly captures black people's progress (or lack of it) on the hair issue....Valuable and enlightening to anyone who is tenderheaded in one way or another.<br /><br /><i>Black Issues Book Review</i> It's time to get down to the nappy truth about all the pros and cons of black hair. Harris and Johnson's 'comb-bending collection' is a tell-it-like-it-is compilation of essays that give insight into what we and others think about it, the history behind our hair, and how it affects our lives.<br /><br /><i>Publishers Weekly</i> This remarkable array of writings and images illuminates black women's hair and its cultural meaning....Beyond the variety of contributors and the provocative quotes and historical tidbits sprinkled between the entries, it's the wealth of feeling rooted in hair that makes this volume so compelling. With its (s)nappy jacket and generous helpings of art and photos, this mini-encyclopedia should attract an avid audience.
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  # Discworld 30 - Monstrous Regiment
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## by Pratchett, Terry
  
  
  Discworld 30 - Monstrous Regiment
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Monstrous
  
  
  Regiment
  
  
  
  
  
  by
  
  
  Terry Pratchett
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Polly cut off her hair in front of the mirror, feeling slightly guilty about
  not feeling very
  
  
  guilty about doing so. It was supposed to be her crowning glory, and everyone
  said it was
  
  
  beautiful, but she generally wore it in a net when she was working. She’d
  always told herself
  
  
  it was wasted on her. But she was careful to see that the long golden coils
  all landed on the
  
  
  small sheet spread out for the purpose.
  
  
  If she would admit to any strong emotion at all at this time, it was sheer
  annoyance that a
  
  
  haircut was all she needed to pass for a young man. She didn’t even need to
  bind up her
  
  
  bosom, which she’d heard was the norma