I was expecting this to be a sequel to Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano, but silly me, it's actually about being bald, which has nothing to do with the famous French playwright's play, despite its title. Nor does the play have anything to do with the recent popular cable TV drama, since it was written several decades before the show premiered, even though James Gandolfini looks like a pretty good "Bald Soprano" to me. But then Nietzsche's book, The Gay Science, has nothing to do with the Gay/Lesbian scene, either.

As someone who's hairline is receding even faster than his stock portfolio (which is saying something these days), or whose scalp is being denuded faster than the Brazilian rainforest at an industrial defoliants convention, I found this to be a valuable book on how to cope with baldness. You can't have too many books about balding in your library, I always say, and this one is chock full of valuable advice. Highly recommended.

This is the best book my husband has ever read. He finally realized the reason I love him has nothing to do with the hair on his head. In fact, his single brother finally shaved his head and he has more dates than when he was sporting the over-the-head sweep.After getting use to a shaved head, it seems, most men appear more confident, ie funny and confortable to be with. For any woman that needs to give their loved one a little boost give them this book!

This is a magnificent book. Even for readers like myself, with a luxuriant coif, it was an eye-opener. I have been getting in touch with my "inner coot" and going through the dynamics of "powerbalding" even though I am not myself a slaphead. First rate.

Some books are a must read for information. This book is a must follow or better yet a must do. If you will do what Richard says, "Change your movie, you will change" Results are guaranteed.

This book has been an invaluable resource for our period play productions as well as a wonderful reference for the general public who want that "period" look for presentations, skits, and parties

I had been looking for a good history of beards and unfortunately the only two titles I could find specifically on this topic were unsatisfactory in historical breadth and research value. Thanks to Amazon.com reviews I was alerted to this title which covers the entire history of hair (face and head) throughout the centuries. There are literally hundreds of illustrations of beards and hairstyles from ancient Egypt to the present and highly detailed and entertaining chapters on the social, historical and religious elements that influenced something as "trivial" as hairstyle. If you're looking for a good book on the history of hairstyles this is it and if you're looking for a good, solid history of beards this is definitely the book to buy...perhaps the only one. If one could possibly have any quibble it would be that it focuses primarily on North America and Europe with much less comprehensive coverage of Asian or Middle Eastern societies. The book was first published in the 1960's and has been updated every few years since. I'm certain that the only reason it's less known than it should be is because of the price which appears to be aiming the title toward the professional stage and film artisan rather than the "lay" reader who would find the text an unmitigated pleasure.

This is a wonderfull book that details hair fashions for the past five thousand years. A must for anyone doing stage productions. Lots of well done drawings with both front and rear views. For the stage hair stylist this book will be the one you turn to over and over again.

Although this book is quite expensive, I think it's prettyhelpful. It has some useful tips that have helped me. However, it's alittle boring and excessive in some places...