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The Body Project
An Intimate History of American Girls
Written by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2010
Price: $15.99
"Timely and sympathetic . . . a work of impassioned advocacy." --
PeopleA hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women have...
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Going Hungry
Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia
Written by Kate M. Taylor
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $15.95
Here, collected for the first time, 19 writers describe their eating disorders from the distance of recovery, exposing as never before the anorexic's self-enclosed world. Taking up issues including depression, genetics, sexuality, sports, religion, fashion and family, these essays examine the role anorexia plays in a young person's search for direction...
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