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Summary: Extremely helpful when deciding to get body art done.
Review: In my case, I'm doing a school report on body piercing. This book gave my an extrodinary amount of information for my paper, and having a piercing myself, I found how to take care of it in cases that something goes wrong and I know that I have done everthing right in caring for it so far. I would reccomend it to anyone that is thinking about getting a body piercing or a tattoo It can really ease a person's mind and let them know whether or not it is a good idea for them to do any form of body art.
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Summary: Basic information
Review: It is very complete and has a lot of information however I was disapointed because there is not much of interest if you are already knowledgeable in the subject. Addresses the reader in an infantile tone which I disliked and I found it rather repetitive .
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Summary: Good Book For the Novice Tattoo Artist or Piercer
Review: This book is definately suited for the novice tattoo artist or piercer. Lots of good basic information on both if you are just getting started in either field. There is also a list of tattoo emporiums/salons/shops all over the world in the back of this book. The book is low on anythong that could be used as flash, and is definately more of a reference book.
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Summary: The Body Art Book
Review: This book is good for people who are starting to get interested in the body art community. The first section explains why people get involved and why it is done. Followed by a summary and explanations of tattoo meanings and places that can be pierced. This book does not include any information on "extreme" piercings. a very very limited picture galary with some low quality sketches. A page about healing times, and the end is a complete list of tattoo and piercing parlours around the world. This will vary in time and does not seem to cover the asian-pacific region. Once again good for getting people started.Well written, everything is a very positive way.
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Summary: Not as expected
Review: This book is written like it's talking to a child, which i find very unappealing. It's good for a quick read, but hard to keep focused on it becuase it seems rather boring, to me anyway. It also had very juvenile information in it, like safety, which is really common sense. The pictures were lacking. I was especially disappointed with the pictures that went along with the text, because they didn't have captions. I didn't like this book very much and I plan on returning it.
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Summary: The Body Art Book
Review: This book is written like it's talking to a child, which i find very unappealing. It's good for a quick read, but hard to keep focused on it becuase it seems rather boring, to me anyway. It also had very juvenile information in it, like safety, which is really common sense. The pictures were lacking. I was especially disappointed with the pictures that went along with the text, because they didn't have captions. I didn't like this book very much and I plan on returning it.
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Summary: Extremely dissapointed
Review: This book really dissapointed me. As a frequenter of many body modification sites, this book barely touched on the surface of many issues regarding the body art community. It is an okay book if you're just getting started, but if you would like a more comprehensive and "complete" book about body modification, look for some different books. This book really only dealt with mainstream things such as piercing and tattooing. There was an extremely small section on "other body modifications" which didn't even touch upon serious modifications, such as subinsicion and meatotomy.
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Summary: A guide for the novice.
Review: This is a book for the person who is going to get their first tattoo or piercing. Those who have done much reading elsewhere, or have learned something from the street would be advised to search elsewhere. The artwork is especially second rate. If you want to write an explanitory "text" book then you need some good medical illustrators, if you want to show off some nice work then you need good, big, glossy photos. This book fails on both counts.
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