The Barber's Chair Paperback – October 31, 2014

4/8/15 Author Mr. Nana Boateng (gives an excellent bio of himself on the back jacket of the book 'The Barber's Chair' as well as in his acknowledge pages to his family on Pages 97-98).... the various 36 chapters are captioned not numbered(most are 2 or 3 pages.. a. his last chapter("All That Glitters")Pg 90-96 is the longest in which the Salon's "J" gives customer Menina her private number on the back of the Salon's calling card if she ever needs someone to talk to since she hasn't shared with her parents that she might have HIV ) .... b. a chapter captioned "Puppy Love" (P 76-79) .....a 18 year older from California ,meeting a 34 year older who was performing a poem at an event the North Carolinean University where she attended; she was supposed to be living with an aunt,then moved to a dorm and after meeting and moving in with the 34 year older changed her 'priorities'....... c. generalized attitudes of Africans encouraged their next generations to choose 'Medical professions' for guaranteed income "The Road Less Taken" Pg 23-24)... d. in chapter pgs. 25-28 "Patient-Ly Waiting' there are 2 segments ...(pg 25-26) about a customer whose son has cancer; he shares with barber Bigg how the prognosis has economically and financially affected his family over a 3 year period... Bigg advises him not to leave the shop in tears... The chapter then separates with a double space on the page(26) and has a dialogues(Pg 26-28) between Milton, Flee and Irv ( barbers) about basketball stars *especially Kobe and Lebron* with a chastisement by Flee to Milton for wanting to discuss yesterday's basketball stars in their barbers' debate ..... In scanning, I did see the barber Bigg name come up within the Salon Chair chapters Pgs 49-96).... so far in my readings vs scannings , I haven't come upon duplicate situations ... The ISBN page(Publishers Xlibris) emphasized the book is 'fiction" and mention stockimagery@ Think stock ...abj

Awesome book. Can't stop reading it.

I recently decided to discover new authors, stepping away from novels that were only on the Best sellers list. This was perhaps the best decision I have ever made. As I was scrolling through Amazon the barber's chair caught my eye. I contemplated whether or not it would be worth my 15 bucks but I gave it a try. Actually I gave it 3 tries since I purchased three gifting two to my dad and sister. I can honestly say this was a gamble well worth it. I received my book in 3 days and read the entire book in one day. Page after page, story after story; I found myself completely engulfed in this book. There were some stories that literally made me laugh out loud, some that made me sad and others that made me think. In particular "All That Glitters" A story of a woman who seemingly had it all. This book is actually divided into two sections one is the barber shop, the other is the Salon. How a male author was able to capture every essence of the stylist-client relationship blew my mind. I read more on the author and realized it was his first book. He also happens to be a Colgate University graduate. This discovery made me a little bitter being that I myself had applied to Colgate and was not accepted. haha with that being said I decided to give this book 4 stars. If only I would have never been denied acceptance to Colgate this book would undoubtedly received 5 stars! lol =)

The Barber's Chair is a book that is really different. Many books don't come down this path, that is- looking at the relationship that forms because of a seemingly normal, everyday occurrence (getting a haircut). The stories told in the book are interesting, thought-provoking, and make you think. I would highly recommend the book to anyone looking for something new to read or anyone trying to understand new meanings in their own lives.

This is such a great read! It touches on everything and every race can relate to this. I do tell most of my stories to my barber, and he always listens and gives me advice! I love how Nana was able to capture this aspect of life that we really don't even notice we do. I recommend this book to everyone!