I originally purchased this book back in the 90s at a local Atlanta health food store. This book was pivotal in helping me get started with my locs when there was hardly any information out about locs at that time. Thanks to this book, I started my locs, maintained healthy locs and grew them until they reached almost to my waist. Ms. Johnson knows the "art of dreadlocks" and I believe this book would be very helpful for anyone wanting to start, and maintain healthy locs.