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Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy. But, after her reconstructive surgery, she was perplexed: What had she lost? And gained? an experienced sleuth, she resolved to venture behind the scenes to uncover the social and cultural significance of breasts. Riotous and galvanizing, Tits up excavates the diverse truths of mammary glands from the strip club to the operating room,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
vi, 151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Fascinating exploration of the history, culture, science, and business of beauty, this title features a stunning range of beauty archetypes to help young women redefine their concepts of beauty while emphasizing self-expression, self-invention, and a healthy irreverence toward traditional ideals. Full-color photos and illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Tiny Reparations Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
x, 303 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"An exciting, genre-redefining narrative mix of memoir, inspiration, and specific exercises and prompts, with timely messages about social and racial justice and how the world needs to move beyond body positivity to something even more exciting and revolutionary-body liberation"--
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
ix, 373 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Supermodel Emme, the world?s first curvy supermodel, an advocate for women and a spokesperson for all the curvy and confident women out there, shares her own story and introduces us to women who have learned to be fit, happy, and confident about their bodies. These personal stories from 100 different women will leave you feeling empowered, beautiful, and loving your look. You?ll read stories about how women developed their confidence and dealt with...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
x, 275 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Part social commentary, part cultural analysis, part careful investigation and part powerful personal anecdotes, a provocative book explores the relationship between appearance and science, social media, sex, friendship, language and advertising to show how beauty actually affects us day to day, "--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"A missing-person mystery told from the point of view of the missing person; an American horror story that concerns sex and friendship, consumption and appetite, faith and transformation, real food and reality television; and ... a wholly singular view of modern womanhood"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
336 pages cm
Description
"Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the message that we are nothing without the perfect body"--
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