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Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
348 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
In the struggle for womenʼs equality, there is one hurdle that has yet to be fully cleared-the myth of female beauty. It challenges every woman, every day, by seeking to undermine psychologically and covertly the material freedoms that feminism has achieved for women. And, fueled by new technology in media and medicine, its ravages are reaching epidemic proportions. The Beauty Myth cuts to the root of the ʺbeauty backlash,ʺ exposing the relentless...
2) My body
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
In this personal exploration of feminism, sexuality and power, of men's treatment of women and women's rationalizations for accepting that treatment, the acclaimed model and actress presents essays that chronicle moments of her life while investigating culture's fetishization of girls and female beauty.
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
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
195 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"An incisive and vulnerable yet powerful and provocative collection of essays, Savala offers poignant reflections on living between society's most charged, politicized, and intractably polar spaces: between black and white, between rich and poor, between thin and fat - as a woman. The daughter of an Afro-Latinx father and a white mother, Savala's light complexion has always contrast her kinky hair and broad nose to embody what old folks used to call...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
vii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor Black women are particularly stigmatized as “diseased” and a burden on the public health care system. This is only the most recent incarnation of the fear of fat Black women, which Sabrina Strings shows took root more than two hundred years ago. Strings weaves together an eye-opening historical narrative ranging from the Renaissance to the current moment, analyzing important works of art, newspaper...
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
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is. Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Average guy Kirk can't believe his luck when, against all odds, Molly, a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe, falls for him. Kirk is stunned and so are his friends, his family, and even his ex-girlfriend. Now, he must go to great lengths to figure out how to make the relationship work and prove to himself, and everyone else that she is not out of his league.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Average guy Kirk can't believe his luck when, against all odds, Molly, a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe, falls for him. Kirk is stunned and so are his friends, his family, and even his ex-girlfriend. Now, he must go to great lengths to figure out how to make the relationship work and prove to himself, and everyone else that she is not out of his league.
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