• Paperback: 486 pages
• Publisher: Nelson Thornes; 3 Revised edition (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
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A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy: For NVQ Level 2 (Paperback)

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Mdpublish.com (May 21, 2005)
• Language: English
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Total Body Lift: Reshaping The Breasts, Chest, Arms, Thighs, Hips, Back, Waist, Abdomen And Knees After Weight Loss, Aging And Pregnancies (Hardcover)

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2004)
• Language: English
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Real Beauty: 101 Ways to Feel Great About You (American Girl Library) (Paperback)

Product Description: Have you ever had the sneaking suspicion that your existing wardrobe isn't doing wonders for your figure? Whether you're a size 6 or 16, Danica Lo gives you the skinny on always looking your best, even on a "fat" day.

Irreverent and honest, How Not to Look Fat offers cutting-edge tips on maximizing your slimming potential, from banishing back fat and finding flattering gym clothes to getting the right haircut and smelling thinner (yes, there's a scientifically proven way). With tips from fashion insiders and advice on what works best, How Not to Look Fat encourages women to have fun with their wardrobes and makeup, to enjoy their figures, and not to take dieting (and life) too seriously.

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Collins (May 9, 2006)
• Language: English
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How Not to Look Fat (Paperback)

Product Description: The pace of modern life can make the quest for balance and good health a joyless exercise, wrought with the very anxieties and disappointments that you long to alleviate. Now, with the help of this inspirational blueprint for healthy living, you can transform your journey to wellness into a spirited path of self-discovery and personal empowerment. Weaving modern science with timeless principles and practical, down-to-earth solutions, The Heart of Living Well offers powerful yet simple tools and tips for creating a lifestyle that nourishes your mind, body, heart and spirit. Packed with expert advice, touching anecdotes, and personal stories from other women, The Heart of Living Well will help you break through old barriers and inspire you to live your healthiest and fullest life.

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Heart and Style Books (September 19, 2007)
• Language: English
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The Heart of Living Well: Six Principles for a Life of Health, Beauty, and Balance (Paperback)

Product Description: For 400 years, women wore corsets that controlled their shape and constricted, and sometimes crushed, their ribs and organs. In the 18th century, "tight-lacing" was a common phenomenon, but in the 19th century, technology allowed for more effective corsetry. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, the corset became less popular and gradually faded almost completely from use, though recently, it's come back into fashion as sexy outerwear. In The Corset: A Cultural History, Valerie Steele, chief curator and acting director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology and editor of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, takes on an item of clothing that has achieved notoriety among many historians. But Steele challenges the popular view that corset-wearing women were merely the victims of fashion, and delves into the "complex gender politics surrounding the corset controversies of the past." The hundreds of color and b&w photos and illustrations provide entertaining visual evidence for Steele's scholarship.

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (February 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300099533
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The Corset: A Cultural History (Paperback)

Product Description: This engaging introduction to Japan's burgeoning beauty culture investigates a wide range of phenomenon--aesthetic salons, dieting products, male beauty activities, and beauty language--to find out why Japanese women and men are paying so much attention to their bodies. Laura Miller uses social science and popular culture sources to connect breast enhancements, eyelid surgery, body hair removal, nipple bleaching, and other beauty work to larger issues of gender ideology, the culturally-constructed nature of beauty ideals, and the globalization of beauty technologies and standards. Her sophisticated treatment of this timely topic suggests that new body aesthetics are not forms of "deracializiation" but rather innovative experimentation with identity management. While recognizing that these beauty activities are potentially a form of resistance, Miller also considers the commodification of beauty, exploring how new ideals and technologies are tying consumers even more firmly to an ever-expanding beauty industry. By considering beauty in a Japanese context, Miller challenges widespread assumptions about the universality and naturalness of beauty standards.

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (July 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520245091
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Beauty Up: Exploring Contemporary Japanese Body Aesthetics (Paperback)

Product Description: In a country where the average woman is 5-foot-4 and weighs 140 pounds, movies, advertisements, and MTV saturate our lives with unrealistic images of beauty. The tall, nearly emaciated mannequins that push the latest miracle cosmetic make even the most confident woman question her appearance. Feminist Naomi Wolf argues that women's insecurities are heightened by these images, then exploited by the diet, cosmetic, and plastic surgery industries. Every day new products are introduced to "correct" inherently female "flaws," drawing women into an obsessive and hopeless cycle built around the attempt to reach an impossible standard of beauty. Wolf rejects the standard and embraces the naturally distinct beauty of all women. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

• Publisher: Harper Perennial (September 24, 2002)
• Language: English
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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women (Paperback)

Product Description: New looks for the new century come courtesy of Rona Berg, former beauty editor of the New York Times Magazine and Elle. In Beauty: The New Basics she demystifies the subject with thorough discussions and recommendations. The emphasis is on beauty from within and making the most of one's own attributes. Her models are real women at various stages of maturity, and she doesn't shy away from discussing aging early on. In each section Berg evaluates products on the market, offers advice on inexpensive alternatives and includes her own "Rona's Remedies." She encourages comparison shopping, experimentation and having fun in the process. A glossary and appendixes on cosmetic surgery, sources, spas and salons and a reading list enhance this friendly, supportive guide.

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761101861
• ISBN-13: 978-0761101864
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,187 in Books

Beauty, The New Basics (Paperback)

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Fairchild Books & Visuals; 2 edition (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563672804
• ISBN-13: 978-1563672804
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.4 inches
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,900 in Books

The Dynamics of Fashion (Hardcover)