 | Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com | Piercing pioneer Elayne Angel has performed over 40,000 piercings since the 1980s and has brought many practices, such as tongue-piercing, into the mainstream. She brings her exhaustive knowledge to this groundbreaking manual that covers everything you need to know about the process, including:
• The best piercings and placements for various body parts and body types
• Terminology, tools, and techniques of the trade
• Vital sterility, sanitation, and hygiene information
• Jewelry designs, shapes, and materials
• Advice for people with stretch marks, plastic surgery, and unique anatomy
• Healing, aftercare, and troubleshooting for problem-free piercing
"As a piercer, nurse, and educator, I can say without a doubt that this is the most complete book ever written for all people in our industry."
--DAVID A. VIDRA, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF HEALTH EDUCATORS, INC.
"No one is more qualified to write this book than Elayne Angel. With more than three decades of personal experience to her credit, no one knows the subject better."
--JIM WARD, FOUNDER OF GAUNTLET, THE WORLD'S FIRST BODY PIERCING STUDIO
"This is an exciting book for a field that has exploded in the last two decades.
National industry standards are needed, and Elayne provides important data."
--MYRNA L. ARMSTRONG, RN, EdD |
Average Customer Rating:  Piercing Savior This is a great book for anyone that is interested in getting pierced or in knowing more about piercings. It's a good read as well and I actually couldn't stop reading it because I felt that there was just so much information to absorb. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. Fabulous book! If you've lived in New Orleans you know who Elayne Angel is.
Both Myself and My sister were pierced at her shop, Rings of Desire.
Not only was Miss Angel known for being the finest piercer around, her studio set the bar for cleanliness, skill and professionalism. It's no surprise that this awesome book was written by Elayne. It was My pleasure to make her acquaintance once at a party - her friendliness and knowledge blew Me away !
DO buy this book. Excellent read! This book is an extremely valuable asset to any bookcase. It is very thorough in explaining all of the different aspects of piercing including aftercare, and how piercings affect your everyday life. Angel has done a terrific job in providing what is, in my opinion, the most comprehensive, and complete book dealing with piercings.
I can safely recommend this book to a wide range of people from piercees, and potential piercees to parents, and the medical community - people who come into contact with piercings on a daily basis. The book is very informative and is written in a very accessible albeit conservative tone which I feel makes it an easy read for people from all walks of life. Everybody is sure to learn something from this book - maybe even piercers!
The illustrations are excellent, very clear and easy to follow as well. Angel includes many useful tips including the use of emu oil and tips on changing jewellery which I personally found very helpful! Any query you may have regarding piercing will most likely be answered in this book! This book would make a lovely Christmas present this season for anybody with an interest in piercing.
I feel that Elayne Angel has done a great service to the piercing community by writing this book as it is so educational and concise, yet enjoyable. A definate 5 stars here! The Piercing Bible This book is the best compilation of information that piercing ethusiasts can ever have in their possession. Elayne has been very detailed as well as easy to read. She is ready to help and very professional . Three stars or 4.5? I've seen this industry and Elaine Angels' career develop since the late 80's and I was Gauntlet NYC's second customer (Elaine Angel told me so after she sold me a threaded ball, which was also what the first customer bought).
This book is a good value for $20 but after looking through it I feel that Mrs. Angel could have added a lot more from her lengthy career but chose not to, seemingly to prevent this book from being too thick (and expensive) and of much use to those who would seek it out as an alternative to a formal apprenticeship. I was asked to review this book elsewhere and based on my knowledge gave it three stars (out of 5) but also gave it a public (for non-professionals) rating of 4.5 stars which is near what the ratings system here gives it.
For those seeking how to pierce information in book form I still recommend the Gauntlet training manual (out of print, ask around for a copy from other piercers).
Also of great interest to the APP and piercing professions is "Body Art: A Model Code And Comprehensive Guidebook" published by the National Environmental Health Association. With a letter of endorsement from the APP on page 337- but the APP keeps forgetting about this book, which makes them appear disingenuous to the profession. (Elaine Angel is an APP member). "The Piercing Bible" suffers from a lack of input from outside the APP cult of self-endorsement.
First the APP claimed that their own procedure manual was the only such book even though the NEHA book and Gauntlet book were better, and under piercing procedures the instructions were that you'd learn by doing it! And now are claiming that "The Piercing Bible" is the only such book- which is a blatant lie when their "fingerprints" are all over the much better National Environmental Health Association book which was intended to influence health departments and not publicly talked about by APP members or offered by sale by the APP or to APP members.
From the APP web site about "The Piercing Bible", "The APP is now offering the first and only comprehensive and authoritative book exclusively on the subject of body piercing" -APP (The Association of Professional Piercers), which is ignoring that the piercing Bible does not teach how to pierce and that the Gauntlet Training manual did! By my count "The Piercing Bible" is the third comprehensive book on the subject (not counting the APP procedure manual) My own effort "The Body Piercing Encyclopedia Volume 1 tools" also missed the mark because although it's authoritative was not comprehensive because the first 330+ page volume only covered tools, and the second volume (on procedures) was never written (or yet to be written?). I am a fully certified body artist and have been since 2002. Many other professionals in the field share the opinions I'm expressing, and without their cooperation this review would not have been possible.
"The Piercing Bible" passes on a few unsupported myths about piercing tools and aftercare that novices have asked me about, which I can't defend, and that the industry does not support, but the book has lots of gems as well. There are a lot of useful insights in "The Piercing Bible" but just like the religious Bibles you can only take it all literally at your own risk.
From the earliest days of modern piercing there have been "authorities" making facts up and trying to re-write history to suit personal vested interests, and for that we all suffer; but once you understand the truth of this (or don't know the truth) "The Piercing Bible" goes from my three star rating up to 4.5 stars. To earn five stars it would have to include piercing procedures and drop it's new age faith-based medical claims.
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