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THE LOOKS BOOK: A Whole New Approach to Beauty, Body Image, and Style
by Rebecca Odes, Esther Drill and Heather McDonald (Penguin) is gURL's own take on having a healthy and fun perspective on your looks in our image-obsessed society.

The Body Image Workbook: An 8-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks
by Thomas F. Cash, Ph.D. (New Harbinger). Practical ideas for thinking more positively about your body.

Body Outlaws
edited by Ophira Edut (Seal Press). Irreverent essays about body image.

The Body Project
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Vintage Books). Discusses how women have reacted to their maturation over time.

Hope in a Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture
by Kathy Peiss (Owl Books). Well-researched, fascinating window into 100 years of American beauty.

Real Gorgeous: The Truth about Body and Beauty
by Kaz Cooke (W.W. Norton and Company). Challenges the beauty, fashion and diet industry in a funny and reassuring way.

Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
by Sara Shandler (HarperCollins). Written by a teen, this collection contains over 800 contributions from girls in the U.S.

About-Face: is committed to changing the image of the ideal female body type.

@ctive Teen: has stories and quizzes by and about teens with disabilities.

fast facts: body dysmorphic disorder

fast FAQs: body image

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