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Recommended Reading!
Liz Dittrich has compiled a list of books that she and other members of
About Face have read and reviewed.
Note that if you happen to order the book through our link to amazon.com bookstore, About-Face receives a small percentage of the price from them. Since we have no funding outside of occasional donations, this is a great way to support us while you get some terrific books! Thanks.
Branded - The Buying and Selling of Teenagers
by Alissa Quart
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Who's Raising Your Child? - Battling the Marketers for Your Child's Heart and Soul
by Laura J. Buddenberg and Kathleen M. McGee
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The Other Parent - The Inside Story of the Media's Effect on Our Children
by James P. Steyer
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No Logo
by Naomi Klein
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Made You Look - How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know by Shari Graydon (for ages 9-12)
by Shari Graydon
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Failure To Connect - How Computers Affect Our Child's Minds - and What You Can Do About It
by Jane M. Healy Ph.D
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No Fat Chicks: How Big Business Profits Making Women Hate Their Bodies-How to Fight Back
by Terry Poulton
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Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel
by Jean Kilbourne
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Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising
by Jean Kilbourne
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Changing the world through media education
by Elena Yonah Rosa, Arli Paulin Quesada, Sue Lockwood Summers,
Yohnah Elena Rosen
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No Fat Chicks: How Big Business Profits Making Women Hate Their Bodies-How to Fight Back
by Terry Poulton
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The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf. A feminist appraisal of beauty in US culture, facts
and observations regarding beauty rituals and eating disorders,
as well as analysis of the political context of women's preoccupation
with their looks.
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Femininity
by Susan Brownmiller. A description of different beauty rituals
within a historical and contemporary context. Topics are wide
ranging, including clothing, body image, hairstyles and the meaning
they hold for women and for the culture.
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Losing It ? America's Obsession with Weight And The Industry That
Feeds On It
It by Laura Fraser. Describes the evolution of today's "ideal"
body shape. It provides a critical analysis of weight-loss products
and organizations, as well as the diet and fitness industries.
Facts and research expose many myths and commonly held ideas regarding
dieting and health.
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Feminist Perspectives On Eating Disorders
edited by P. Fallon, S. Wooley & M. Katzman.
It includes chapters by different authors who have all have clinical
experience in treating or researching eating disorders. Chapters
cover historical and feminist analyses of the beauty ideal, as
well as the influence of the media, and therapist's experiences
treating eating disorders.
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Body Traps
by Judith Rodin. Case examples as well as exercises that encourage
the reader to examine her patterns and beliefs regarding body
image, interspersed with facts and research findings.
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Where The Girls Are
by Susan Douglas. An examination of the depiction of women in
the media over the last 50 years. The cultural expectations of
women are explored across class and history and linked to representations
of women from fairy tails to the media.
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Fat Is A Feminist Issue I and II
by Susie Orbach. Discusses and questions the female preoccupation
with body size. Encourages readers to examine their emotions in
relationship to their eating habits. A political as well as psychological
approach to eating disorders and body image is put forth, as well
as exercises for the reader.
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Hunger Strike
by Susie Orbach. An in-depth discussion of anorexia, its symbolic,
psychological and political meaning. Psychological processes and
therapy, as well as medical issues, are examined.
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Real Gorgeous
by Kaz-Cooke. Illustrations and humor accompany facts about dieting,
eating disorders, fitness, cosmetic surgery as well as other beauty
rituals and beauty products. Exposes myths about ads, diets and
modeling with a focus on size acceptance.
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Unbearable Weight
by Susan Bordo. In-depth analyses and comments on the meaning
of the female body within a historical and political context.
The female gender role is examined and linked to eating disorders
and body dissatisfaction. Research and facts back up author's
theory. This is a dense, but fascinating book.
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The Invisible Woman
by W. Charisse Goodman. Describes the daily life experiences of
fat women in this culture, drawing expl parallels between
this and other forms of prejudice. In doing so, she exposes the
depth of discrimination faced by large-bodied people, particularly
women, in our image conscious society.
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Consuming Passions
by C. Brown and K. Jasper. A compilation of chapters cover eating
disorders, the risks of dieting, critical analyses of the culture,
and ways for women to accept their bodies and empower themselves.
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A Hunger So Wide and So Deep
by Becky Thompson. In-depth case examples and interviews with
women who have struggled with eating disorders and body image.
A particular focus is on women of color and examples of their
struggles.
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Am I Thin Enough Yet?
By Sharlene Hesse-Biber. Case examples of college age women and
their struggles with body image are presented along with facts
and research.
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Feeding The Hungry Heart
by Geneen Roth. Many case examples of women's struggles with food
and weight , as well as ideas for making peace with these struggles.
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The Hungry Self
by Kim Chernin. The author examines the link between women, eating
and identity in a psychological context. Cases illustrate women's
struggle with food within the context of their relationships with
their mothers, and their struggles for their own identity.
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Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size 6 and Neither Am I
by Delta Burke, Alexis LipsitzList
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Appearance Obsession
by Joni Johnston. Explores the link between self-esteem and appearance.
Addresses appearance expectations of boys and girls, risk factors
for eating disorders, and many exercises and questions that challenge
society, as well as the reader's mindset and beliefs regarding
appearance.
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Nothing To Lose
by Cheri Erdman. A book that questions the idea that overweight
is inherently bad. It speaks of the author's own struggle and
process to come to a state of acceptance of her own body shape
and size. Exercises in the book encourage readers to change or
challenge their own mind set regarding body size as well.
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Full Lives
by Lindsey Hall. A compilation of interviews and stories of women
who have freed themselves from the weight/food obsession. The
stories collected here are written by best selling authors on
the topic, trained clinicians, speakers and directors of national
associations.
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Shadow On A Tightrope
edited by L. Schoenfielder & B. Wieser. A collection of articles,
personal stories and poems by fat women about their lives and
the fat-hating society in which they live. Facts and personal
experiences question prejudice and offer ideas regarding size
acceptance.
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Overcoming Fear of Fat
by L. Brown and E. Rothblum. This book broaches the subject of
prejudice against fat. Experts, including therapists and activists,
offer personal and political analyses, as well as strategies to
rid oneself of fat oppressive attitudes. A focus on struggle for
self-worth and respect no matter what your size is.
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When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies
by J. Hirschmann & C. Munter. Case examples as well as ideas on
how to re-learn to eat what we want, legalizing foods, and to
stop dieting forever.
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Making Peace With Food
by Susan Kano. A Workbook that is aimed to let the reader discover
her body's hunger cues, emotional cues and encourages to let go
of dieting mentality.
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Transforming Body Image
by Marcia Hutchinson. Different exercises and meditations that
are used to raise awareness regarding one's body and to start
accepting and loving its shape or size.
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If Life Is a Game, These Are The Rules
By Cherie Carter-Scott
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Great Books For Girls
More Than 600 Books To Inspire Today's Girls And Tomorrow's Women
by Kathleen Odean. Kathleen Odean is a librarian who created the most invaluable
resource for parents. Great books For Girls is a guide to hundreds
of books with positive female characters.
click here to read the full review
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The Body Project
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
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Promiscuities
by Naomi Wolf
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Growing A Girl
Seven Strategies For Raising A Strong Spirited Daughter
by Dr. Barbara Mackoff. The book is terrific and has hundreds of suggestions of ways to
help strengthen your daughter's sense of herself and encourage
her precious individuality.
click here to read the full review
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In A Different Voice
by Carol Gilligan. A book on the psychological theory of female
development recognizing the cultural context. Case examples of
girls' experiences and struggles provide the basis for the theory.
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School Girls
by Peggy Orenstein. Case examples of girls from different backgrounds
and ethnicities. Their struggles with their families, pressure
from peers, the culture and issues with their own developing bodies
and sexuality are covered. The girls allow the author an in-depth
view of their daily lives and struggles throughout a crucial period
in their development.
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Reviving Ophelia
by Mary Pipher. A therapist's experience and description of her
encounter with the girls of today. Problems and struggles typical
of today's adolescence, as their parents, are stated and understood
with recognition of the cultural context. Case examples of various
girls' lives illustrate the pressures and difficulties in the
90's are faced with.
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Surviving An Eating Disorder
by M. Siegel, J. Brisman & M. Weinshel. Guidelines and information
for friends, family, and parents of someone with an eating disorder.
Case examples of eating disorders, corresponding responses and
education are the main focus.
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Let's Hear it For The Girls--375 Great Books for Readers 2-14
Erica Bauermeister & Holly Smith
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Misconceptions: Truth, Lies and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood
by Naomi Wolf. Misconceptions is Naomi Wolf's latest treatise on women and
culture in America, in which she seeks to "show how the experience of becoming a
mother, as miraculous and fulfilling as it is, is also undersupported,
sentimentalized, and even manipulated at women's expense."
click here to read the full review by Kathy Bruin
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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
by Christiane Northrup
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500 Great Books By Women
by Erica Bauermeister, Jesse Laren & Holly Smith
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Model:The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women
by Michael Gross
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Taking Charge of Your Fertility
By Toni Weschler
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