New Reading List Books in Stock

There are loan copies now available of Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion, which is on the Historical Perspectives of Hair and Fashion module reading list.
There are also copies of Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Lanham-New, in stock - this title is on the Sports Nutrition reading list. There is a student companion website to accompany this book that includes multiple choice questions, short answer questions and essay titles that might help you with your studies. See the back cover of the book for the website address.

New Books in Stock

There are now loan copies of Chinese Qigong Massage: general massage available. Also, due to student demand, there are now extra copies of Special Effects Make-Up, Vinther, in stock.

British Fashion Awards 2011

The 2011 British Fashion Awards take place today, 28th November. To keep up to date with all the latest news, and to see the photo galleries of last year's awards, see the event website

Guidance on Fish Pedicures

The Health Protection Agency, which is an independent organisation dedicated to protecting people's health in the United Kingdom, is offering guidance on the management of the public health risks from fish pedicures. Follow the link to see the information.

Clothes Show Live 2011

The Clothes Show Live 2011 will be taking place at the NEC Birmingham 2-7th December. See the event website for more info, to see the 2010 event photo gallery and to sign up for the newsletter.

Imagine- Vidal Sassoon

Tomorrow evening, 22nd November, on BBC 1 at 10.35pm, you can see a biopic that details the significance of Vidal Sassoon’s hairdressing career as well his early life, which included seven years in an orphanage and time as a soldier in the Israeli army. The programme includes interviews with Mary Quant and John Frieda.

New Book - Photographing the Patterns of Nature

Photographing the Patterns of Nature , a new book on the Special Effects Make-up reading list, is now available at Richmond House Library.

TV Programmes of Interest This Week

There are two TV programmes this week that might be of interest. The first is Skin Deep: the business of beauty which is a consumer show exploring the downside of treatments in the hair and beauty industry. Episode 1 (on screen tonight, 8.30pm on BBC3) includes a student who after visiting a salon for hair extensions was left with a bald patch.
Anyone interested in theatrical and special effects might want to watch the film Hellboy11: The Golden Army, which is on Friday 18th November on ITV1 at 10.35pm.

Alexander McQueen: genius of a generation - ebook

If you are having problems accessing the ebook of Alexander McQueen: genius of a generation using Summon, you can locate it via the Athens list of resources in the Dawson Books database.

Online Journals Available Now

You can read current digital editions of numerous publications by visiting the Leisure Opportunities website , clicking on the "Jump to other Leisure Media publications" tab at the top of the page and then selecting the title that you want to read. Titles include: Health Club Management, Leisure Management and Spa Business.

Employabilty Week at UCB

Monday 14th November sees the start of Employability Week at UCB, so if you are thinking about your career options, click on this link for more details