Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 2015. SIGNED first edition - An anthology that looks at things in a fresh way -"Ask a whole bunch of women about their hair, and you could get a history of the world: reflections and revelations about family, race, religion, ritual, culture, motherhood, politics,. . . Anne Lamott tells the story of how watching the The Shawshank Redemption was a turning point in her decision to wear dreadlocks . Marita Golden writes about her grief over what so many African American women still endure to obtain Ògood hair.Ó Patricia Volk opens the cabinet under her sink for us--and itemizes her seventeen hair care products, each with a price tag. Anne Kreamer writes about how she came to go gray and love it. Deborah Feldman reveals why she left the Hasidic Jewish community that required her to cover her hair. Myla Goldberg tells of how ill equipped she was to tend the hair of her adopted biracial daughter. And Suleika Jaouad describes the ravages of chemotherapy and the empowerment of shaving designs onto her head" Other contributors include Rebecca Goldstein, Ru Freeman, Hallie Ephron and many more. SIGNED by Jane Smiley at her contribution "At Last I Learn How to Turn Heads." Notes on contributors. 313 pp.