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Body Image Deviation in Chronic Schizophrenia Body Image Deviation in Chronic Schizophrenia Reiko Koide,Akira Tamaoka Body image aberration in schizophrenia was earlier conceived as delusional and hallucinatory symptoms. However, perceptions of schizophrenia have changed dramatically, especially with the concept of … OL11903993W
The 'fat' female body The 'fat' female body Samantha Murray Investigating the current interest in obesity and fatness, this book explores the problems and ambiguities that form the lived experience of 'fat' women in contemporary Western society. Engaging with… OL12724600W
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
WORKING OUT MY SALVATION: THE CONTEMPORARY GYM AND THE PROMISE OF 'SELF' TRANSFORMATION WORKING OUT MY SALVATION: THE CONTEMPORARY GYM AND THE PROMISE OF 'SELF' TRANSFORMATION WILLIAM JAMES HOVERD 112 pages : 21 cm OL13668285W
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
Breaking Up With Food Breaking Up With Food Julie North Schwarz Breaking Up With Food: Maria's Last Diet is a novel of passionate weight loss. The book delivers its self-help by pulling the reader deep into a psychological milieu. Maria’s weight-loss journey is a… OL15576900W
Two whole cakes Two whole cakes Lesley Kinzel Lesley Kinzel tells stories, gives advice, and challenges stereotypes about being and feeling fat. Kinzel says no to diet fads and pills, shows by example how to stop hating your body, celebrates sel… OL16176863W
The new abs diet The new abs diet David Zinczenko Explains how to lose up to twenty pounds and create a lean, hard abdomen, offering a meal plan, a workout program with a focus on lower-body exercises, twelve "superfoods," and a simple maintenance p… OL16263920W
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
Body Style Body Style Theresa M. Winge "Body Style reveals the subcultural body as a site for understanding subcultural identity, resistance, agency and fashion. Analyzed, theorized, politicized, and sensationalized, the subcultural body … OL16521248W
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
A tale of tails A tale of tails Nick Jr. (Firm) "When no one wants to play with Wubbzy because of his kooky tail, he decides it's time for a change. Will Widget's Tail-O-Tronic 3000 help make Wubbzy's tail les bendy? Or will Wubbzy decide that he … OL17727979W
Size 0 Size 0 Danielle Paige,D. M. Paige "It's been one student's dream to work in fashion, but her internship with a trendy LA clothing company leaves her with reservations about how models are treated and how fashion affects body images"-- OL17857052W
Stained Stained C. A. Rainfield A teenaged girl bullied for her port-wine stain must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer. OL17891003W
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
EllRay Jakes stands tall! EllRay Jakes stands tall! Sally Warner Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes, the shortest kid in class and still chosen last at recess, hones his basketball skills with Mr. Havens and earns the respect of his third-grade classmates. OL17917020W
Body Image Body Image Sarah Grogan Body Image presents a review of current literature and the results of some new research on body image. It compares the effects of gender, sexuality, social class, age and ethnicity on our satisfactio… OL1808701W
How the body shapes the mind How the body shapes the mind Shaun Gallagher 284 pages : 24 cm OL1810700W
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