Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
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	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
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	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
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
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	Marcia Amidon Lu˜sted	Discusses the history of book banning and looks at the different reasons why books are challenged.	OL17914253W
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
The Shrinking of Treehorn	Florence Parry Heide,Edward Gorey	"If you want to pretend you're shrinking, that's all right," said Treehorn's mother, "as long as you don't do it at the table." But Treehorn wasn't pretending. He really was shrinking. Hilarious c…	OL1826291W
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
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
The body is not an apology	Sonya Renee Taylor	"Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we ha…	OL19734848W
Good luck with that	Kristan Higgins	"The newest heartwarming novel from the New York Times bestselling author tells the story of two friends who make a promise to face their deepest hopes and greatest fears by agreeing to stop waiting …	OL19753310W
Body of truth	Harriet Brown	"Over the last 25 years, our longing for thinness has morphed into a relentless cultural obsession with weight and body image. You can't be a woman or girl (or, increasingly, a man or boy) in America…	OL20003897W
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
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	Sara Pascoe	1 volume ; 20 cm	OL21139575W
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	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
So sexy so soon	Diane E. Levin	Thong panties, padded bras, and risque Halloween costumes for young girls. T-shirts that boast "Chick Magnet" for toddler boys. Sexy content on almost every television channel, as well as in books, m…	OL2776653W