The Big Redhead Book
Inside the Secret Society of Red Hair
by Erin La Rosa
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Pub Date Aug 22 2017 | Archive Date Sep 15 2017
St. Martin's Press | St. Martin's Griffin
Description
The Big Redhead Book: Inside the Secret Society of Red Hair is an inside look into one of the most elite societies in the world—the real two percent. Well, you know, the two percent of the world's population that are natural redheads, at least. This book has equal parts pop culture, ginger facts, and humorous stories about what it's like to actually have red hair. It's loaded with everything you'd ever want to know about us reds; how we're scientifically different from the norms (non-redheads), how we've been stereotyped in pop culture, and the do's and don'ts of having a red in your life, among other things!
Whether you are a redhead, know a redhead, or are just an enthusiast, this book explores the realities, the myths, and where red hair actually originates (it’s not Ireland). Author Erin La Rosa not only delivers the facts, statistics, and undeniable realities of being a ginger, but she also weaves in her own personal and hilarious stories about being red. Being a redhead is not just a hair color, it’s a lifestyle—and this book is your own exclusive peek into that fabulous world.
Some surprising facts about redheads that you will discover include:
- The association between redheads and humor came from redheaded slaves in ancient Greece
- There are over 30 leading or recurring redhead characters in Disney and Pixar films... that's a lot when you remember we're only two percent of the world's population!
- Redhead women allegedly have more sex, more threesomes, and more orgasms than other women... or do they? Let's find out!
- Some Egyptian rulers dyed their hair red to assert their power (looking at you, Cleopatra)
- And redheads need more anesthesia at the dentist, because they're not going down without a fight
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"Our time has come. A glorious roller-disco of a romp through every redhead and every redhead moment in pop-culture today, and a ginger call to arms—startling, surprising, intriguing, revealing; sassy and brave, and funny with it. Buy a copy for your redhead friends; buy two for any redhead enemy." —Jacky Colliss Harvey, author of Red: A History of the Redhead
"Smart, funny, original, fun to read . . . A great summer read, regardless of what color your hair is. A book you'll carry in your bag until you've read the last page, even if you don't usually read books. Erin La Rosa has achieved that rare fusion of insight and entertainment that we may not really need, but desperately want." —Gina B. Nahai, author of Cry of the Peacock, Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, Sunday's Silence, and Caspian Rain
"Who knew that living la vida roja was so special? After reading this witty and insightful book, I was close to pleading with my hairdresser to color my unexciting brunette locks a dazzling shade of red." —Delia Cabe, author of Storied Bars of New York: Where Literary Luminaries Go to Drink
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781250110527 |
PRICE | $22.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 240 |
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