Barber: Livre de poche, 112 pages, Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, OmniScriptum

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A barber (from the Latin barba, "beard") is usually someone, most often male, whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, give shaves, and trim beards of men. In previous times, barbers also performed surgery and dentistry. In more recent times, with the development of safety razors and the decreasing prevalence of beards, most barbers primarily cut hair. Although many barbers may still deal with facial hair when requested, in American and Commonwealth culture most barbers specialize in cutting men's hair. The place where a barber works is generally called a barbershop, or simply the "barber's". A hairdresser is a universal term referring to someone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair colouring, haircutting and hair texture techniques.