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  • Botox Nation

    Changing the Face of America

    par Dana Berkowitz ...
    Collections Livre 4 - Intersections
    One of NPR's Best Books of 2017The first in-depth social investigation into the development and rising popularity of BotoxThe American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery estimates there are about two-and-a-half million Botox procedures performed annually, and that number continues to increase. The procedure is used as a preventive measure against aging and a means by which bodies, particularly ... En savoir plus

    $25.64 CAD

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  • The Cure For Everything!

    Untangling The Twisted Messages About Health Fitness And Happines

    The surprising truth about what it takes to be healthy In The Cure for Everything! health-law expert Timothy Caulfield exposes the special interests that twist good science about health and fitness in order to sell us services and products that mostly don’t work. Want great abs? You won’t get them by using the latest Ab-Flex-Spinner-Thingy. Are you trying to lose ten pounds? Diet books are a waste ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • Body of Truth

    How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight—and What We Can Do about It

    par Harriet Brown ...
    "A must-read for anyone ready to start shaking this fat = bad, thin = good obsession. Brown's book can help you love your body now." — BustleFor more than three decades, our quest for thinness has morphed into a relentless obsession with weight and body image. As a science journalist, Harriet Brown has explored this collective longing and fixation from an objective perspective; as a mother, wife, ... En savoir plus

    $15.83 CAD

  • Sexy Feminism

    A Girl's Guide to Love, Success, and Style

    “We live in a society where sex is used against women as much as it’s used by women. Sexy Feminism calls foul on that (and other) double standards—and makes manifest my frequent observation that feminists are almost always the sexiest people in the room.” —Jennifer Baumgardner, author of F’em!: Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on BallsNot your mother’s feminism! A humor-filled action plan for an ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Moving On: Essays on the Aftermath of Leaving Academia

    Thinking of leaving academia? Or have you already started inching toward the exit? In this volume, 14 former graduate students, adjuncts, and tenure-track professors tell their personal stories about leaving academia, rediscovering their lives in the "real world," and finding new jobs and careers. The essays are full of personal stories, memories, and frank discussions about the complex feelings ... En savoir plus

    $3.31 CAD

  • An Introduction to Veterinary Medical Ethics

    Theory and Cases

    One of the most difficult issues that confronts veterinarians and staff today concerns the profession’s obligation to the animal and the sometimes conflicting demands from clients, peers and society. The veterinarian’s role has become more complex with new ethical challenges posed by issues such as growing public awareness regarding animal welfare, increasing economic value of companion animals, ... En savoir plus

    $107.99 CAD

  • Bodies

    par Susie Orbach ...
    Collections series BIG IDEAS//small books
    Esteemed Psychotherapist and writer Susie Orbach diagnoses the crisis in our relationship to our bodies and points the way toward a process of healing.Throughout the Western world, people have come to believe that general dissatisfaction can be relieved by some change in their bodies. Here Susie Orbach explains the origins of this condition, and examines its implications for all of us. Challenging ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • The H-Spot

    The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

    par Jill Filipovic ...
    What do women want? The same thing men were promised in the Declaration of Independence: happiness, or at least the freedom to pursue it.For women, though, pursuing happiness is a complicated endeavor, and if you head out into America and talk to women one-on-one, as Jill Filipovic has done, you'll see that happiness is indelibly shaped by the constraints of gender, the expectations of feminine ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • Can't Buy My Love

    How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel

    par Jean Kilbourne ...
    "When was the last time you felt this comfortable in a relationship?"-- An ad for sneakers"You can love it without getting your heart broken."-- An ad for a car"Until I find a real man, I'll settle for a real smoke."-- A woman in a cigarette adMany advertisements these days make us feel as if we have an intimate, even passionate relationship with a product. But as Jean Kilbourne points out in this ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Fat Studies Reader

    Modifié par Esther Rothblum, Sondra Solovay ...
    Winner of the 2010 Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in PsychologyWinner of the 2010 Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Edited Volume in Women’s Studies from the Popular Culture AssociationWe have all seen the segments on television news shows: A fat person walking on the sidewalk, her face out of frame so she can't be identified, as some disconcerting findings about ... En savoir plus

    $21.86 CAD

  • XXL

    Obesity and the Limits of Shame

    Obese individuals are twice as likely to experience heart failure as non-obese people. More than eighty-five per cent of type 2 diabetes sufferers are overweight. And in the United States, obese and overweight individuals make up more than two-thirds of the adult population. Public health organizations and governments have traditionally tried to combat obesity through shame-inducing policies, ... En savoir plus

    $23.75 CAD

  • What's Wrong with Fat?

    The United States, we are told, is facing an obesity epidemic-a "battle of the bulge" of not just national, but global proportions-that requires drastic and immediate action. Experts in the media, medical science, and government alike are scrambling to find answers. What or who is responsible for this fat crisis, and what can we do to stop it? Abigail Saguy argues that these fraught and frantic ... En savoir plus

    $20.87 CAD