Author : Ania Placzkiewicz
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2016-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1326717979
'IÕve always thought that by now I would be rich and famous, have a house with a pool and a private jet. After wanting to become a famous singer, then a fashion designer, then an artist, now I want to be a famous writer. I published a book, I quit my job and thought I would sell a million copies. It seems so easy to do, so why am I not famous yet?'
Author : Eve Ensler
Publisher : Villard Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 36,56 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Body image in women
ISBN : 0375505121
Drawing on conversations with hundreds of women about their genitalia, the author presents a collection of performance pieces from her one-woman show of the same name.
Author : Anne Frank
Publisher :
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ISBN : 9780671430290
Traces the life of a young Jewish girl who kept a diary during the two years she and her family hid from the Germans in an Amsterdam attic.
Author : Kalayna Price
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101464542
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE USA TODAY BESTSELLING ALEX CRAFT SERIES! Grave witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, but that doesn’t mean she likes what they have to say. As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she's on good terms with Death himself, nothing has prepared her for her latest case. When she's raising a "shade" involved in a high profile murder, it attacks her, and then someone makes an attempt on her life. Someone really doesn't want her to know what the dead have to say, and she'll have to work with mysterious homicide detective Falin Andrews to figure out why....
Author :
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 10,90 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1101871806
A timeless story rediscovered by each new generation, The Diary of a Young Girl stands without peer. This graphic edition remains faithful to the original, while the stunning illustrations interpret and add layers of visual meaning and immediacy to this classic work of Holocaust literature. “[A] stunning, haunting work of art..."—The New York Times Book Review For both young readers and adults The Diary continues to capture the remarkable spirit of Anne Frank, who for a time survived the worst horror the modern world has seen—and who remained triumphantly and heartbreakingly human throughout her ordeal. Includes extensive quotations directly from the definitive edition; adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky, and authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel.
Author : Lindy McDougall
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0253056144
In the West, a specific ideal for female genitalia has emerged: one of absence, a "clean slit," attained through the removal of pubic hair and, increasingly, through female genital cosmetic surgery known as FGCS. In The Perfect Vagina: Cosmetic Surgery in the Twenty-First Century, Lindy McDougall provides an ethnographic account of women who choose FGCS in Australia and the physicians who perform these procedures, both in Australia and globally, while also examining the environment in which surgeons and women come together. Physicians have a vested interest in establishing this surgery as valid medical intervention, despite majority medical opinion explicitly acknowledging that a wide range of genital variation is normal. McDougall offers a nuanced picture of why and how these procedures are performed and draws parallels between FGCS and anthropological discussions of female genital circumcision (cutting). Using the neologism biomagical, she argues that cosmetic surgery functions as both ritual and sacrifice due to its promise of transformation while simultaneously submitting the body to the risks and pain of surgery, thus exposing biomedicine as an increasingly cultural and commercial pursuit. The Perfect Vagina highlights the complexities involved with FGCS, its role in Western beauty culture, and the creation and control of body image in countries where self-care is valorized and medicine is increasingly harnessed for enhancement as well as health.
Author : Darcey Steinke
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0374716161
“Many days I believe menopause is the new (if long overdue) frontier for the most compelling and necessary philosophy; Darcey Steinke is already there, blazing the way. This elegant, wise, fascinating, deeply moving book is an instant classic. I’m about to buy it for everyone I know.” —Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts A brave, brilliant, and unprecedented examination of menopause Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flashes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to express what was happening to her, she came up against a culture of silence. Throughout history, the natural physical transition of menopause has been viewed as something to deny, fear, and eradicate. Menstruation signals fertility and life, and childbirth is revered as the ultimate expression of womanhood. Menopause is seen as a harbinger of death. Some books Steinke found promoted hormone replacement therapy. Others encouraged acceptance. But Steinke longed to understand menopause in a more complex, spiritual, and intellectually engaged way. In Flash Count Diary, Steinke writes frankly about aspects of Menopause that have rarely been written about before. She explores the changing gender landscape that comes with reduced hormone levels, and lays bare the transformation of female desire and the realities of prejudice against older women. Weaving together her personal story with philosophy, science, art, and literature, Steinke reveals that in the seventeenth century, women who had hot flashes in front of others could be accused of being witches; that the model for Duchamp's famous Étant donnés was a post-reproductive woman; and that killer whales—one of the only other species on earth to undergo menopause—live long post-reproductive lives. Flash Count Diary, with its deep research, open play of ideas, and reverence for the female body, will change the way you think about menopause. It's a deeply feminist book—honest about the intimations of mortality that menopause brings while also arguing for the ascendancy, beauty, and power of the post-reproductive years.
Author : Ania Placzkiewicz
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,77 MB
Release : 2018-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780244422820
'I am thirty-two years old and all my life I have been told what to do, what to like and who to be. From an early age, I have been taught that if my knees were scarred, I wouldn't find a husband, so I shouldn't run so much. As a teenager, I learnt from girly magazines what to do to please men and later, I discovered that I needed to follow 'the rules' to get a man to marry me. Every day I have been told that I am imperfect and that I should change certain things about myself; how I look, how I dress and who I am. I'm not supposed to fart, shit or even bleed. I'm not allowed to be human.'
Author : Philippe E. Zimmern
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,88 MB
Release : 2007-12-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1846283469
This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on vaginal anatomy and physiology. It offers practical guidelines for office evaluation of incontinence and prolapse, and a series of detailed chapters on reconstructive procedures for urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and prolapse. There are 120 illustrations to enhance the text. This book is for urological and gynecological surgeons involved in training or currently delivering surgical care to women with pelvic floor dysfunction. It succeeds in bringing together established and new practices in this fast emerging field.
Author : Dr. Jen Gunter
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0806539356
Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! Boston Globe bestseller #1 Canadian Bestseller OB/GYN, The New York Times columnist, host of the show Jensplaining, and internationally bestselling author Dr. Jen Gunter now delivers the definitive book on vaginal health, answering the questions you’ve always had but were afraid to ask—or couldn’t find the right answers to. She has been called Twitter’s resident gynecologist, the Internet’s OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women’s health…and she’s here to give you the straight talk on the topics she knows best. Does eating sugar cause yeast infections? Does pubic hair have a function? Should you have a vulvovaginal care regimen? Will your vagina shrivel up if you go without sex? What’s the truth about the HPV vaccine? So many important questions, so much convincing, confusing, contradictory misinformation! In this age of click bait, pseudoscience, and celebrity-endorsed products, it’s easy to be overwhelmed—whether it’s websites, advice from well-meaning friends, uneducated partners, and even healthcare providers. So how do you separate facts from fiction? OB-GYN Jen Gunter, an expert on women’s health—and the internet’s most popular go-to doc—comes to the rescue with a book that debunks the myths and educates and empowers women. From reproductive health to the impact of antibiotics and probiotics, and the latest trends, including vaginal steaming, vaginal marijuana products, and jade eggs, Gunter takes us on a factual, fun-filled journey. Discover the truth about: • The vaginal microbiome • Genital hygiene, lubricants, and hormone myths and fallacies • How diet impacts vaginal health • Stem cells and the vagina • Cosmetic vaginal surgery • What changes to expect during pregnancy and after childbirth • What changes to expect through menopause • How medicine fails women by dismissing symptoms Plus: • Thongs vs. lace: the best underwear for vaginal health • How to select a tampon • The full glory of the clitoris and the myth of the G Spot . . . And so much more. Whether you’re a twenty-six-year-old worried that her labia are “uncool” or a sixty-six-year-old dealing with painful sex, this comprehensive guide is sure to become a lifelong trusted resource.
