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What's your body telling you? What's your body telling you? Steve Sisgold YOUR BODY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHINGFeeling stressed out, sick, or anxious? Not sure what your next move should be-or why your thinking is so cloudy? Time to get out of your head and into your b… OL13655579W
Thin Is the New Happy Thin Is the New Happy Valerie Frankel Valerie Frankel, like most women, has spent most of her conscious life on a diet, thinking about a diet, ignoring a diet, or failing on a diet. At age eleven, her mother put Val on her first weight-l… OL14955240W
A nightingale Christmas A nightingale Christmas Heather Holm A woman is disfigured in an airplane crash, and after witnessing a series of miracles, she is able to cope with her deformities and accept a new way of life. OL16414359W
Intuitive eating Intuitive eating Evelyn Tribole "First published in 1995, Intuitive Eating has become the go-to book on rebuilding a healthy body image and making peace with food. We have all been there, angry with ourselves for overeating, for ou… OL16664122W
The Strange History of Suzanne Lafleshe and other stories of women and fatness The Strange History of Suzanne Lafleshe and other stories of women and fatness Alix Kates Shulman,Susan Koppelman,Kate Chopin Spanning the 1890s through the 1990s, this unique, daring, and vital collection explores the many psychological and emotional tensions in women’s relationships to—and perceptions of—their physical se… OL17633566W
The tapping solution for weight loss & body confidence The tapping solution for weight loss & body confidence Jessica Ortner Placing conditions on our lives and our happiness has become the norm. We see it all the time: We must establish a career before looking for a relationship. We must find love before feeling fulfilled… OL17710290W
Banned books Banned books Marcia Amidon Lu˜sted Discusses the history of book banning and looks at the different reasons why books are challenged. OL17914253W
How the body shapes the mind How the body shapes the mind Shaun Gallagher 284 pages : 24 cm OL1810700W
The obsession The obsession Kim Chernin The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, thought provoking discussion of the reasons men have e… OL1846389W
Starving to win Starving to win O'Brien, Eileen Explains why many young athletes are vulnerable to eating disorders and what they can do to prevent them. OL1869874W
What's Real, What's Ideal What's Real, What's Ideal Brangien Davis Examines the causes and consequences of negative feelings about one's body and discusses ways to develop a more positive and accepting self-awareness. OL1925862W
Dietland Dietland Sarai Walker Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you’re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. With her job answering fan mail for a teen magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss … OL19352962W
Let's just say it wasn't pretty Let's just say it wasn't pretty Diane Keaton The Academy Award-winning film star and best-selling author of Then Again describes the ups and downs of living in a beauty-obsessed world, recounting stories about a makeup artist's embarrassing adv… OL19709443W
Writing and the body in motion Writing and the body in motion Cheryl Pallant "Based upon the author's lifetime practices as a dancer, poet and teacher, this innovative approach to developing body awareness focuses on achieving self-discovery and well-being through movement, m… OL19746530W
The badass body diet The badass body diet Christmas Abbott "Christmas Abbott is living proof that fitness is sexy, and a badass body is a birthright. A CrossFit star, professional athlete, former NASCAR pit crew member, Olympic weightlifter, and former unhea… OL20004940W
Crazy sexy juice Crazy sexy juice Kris Carr "Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Juice is a completely original, up-to-date, and colorful (of course!) guide to the wonderful world of fruit and vegetable elixirs. 100+ all-new recipes--developed especially f… OL20046561W
Wellness in Whiteness Wellness in Whiteness Amina Mire "This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology. Using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content ana… OL20927383W
Animal Animal Sara Pascoe 1 volume ; 20 cm OL21139575W
Trinny & Susannah - the body shape bible Trinny & Susannah - the body shape bible Trinny Woodall Which body shape are you? Skittle, Goblet, Hourglass, Cornet, Cello, Apple, Column, Bell, Vase, Brick, Lollipop or Pear ... The key to looking fabulous lies in your shape, not your size. Join style g… OL24304493W
How to have your cake and your skinny jeans too How to have your cake and your skinny jeans too Josie Spinardi "YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN STOP BINGE EATING (OR FEELING OUT OF CONTROL WITH FOOD) AND BE THIN! You are about to finally uncover the single reason why you?ve been experiencing such an uphill battle with foo… OL26184426W
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