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The Art of Makeup by Kevyn Aucoin (HarperCollins, 1996)
Beauty tips and instruction from one of Hollywood's favorite makeup artists.
Asian Beauty by Margaret Kimura, Marianne Dougherty, Rich Marchewka (Harper Resource, 2001)
Makeup artist Kimura's guide to makeup techniques specifically for Asian women.
Beauty: The New Basics by Rona Berg (Workman Publishing Company, 2001)
Step-by-step makeovers with head-to-toe beauty tips.
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf (Anchor, 1992)
Describes how cultural messages about female beauty help to oppress women.
Beyond Beauty by Jane Pratt (Clarkson Potter, 1997)
A collection of photos with profiles of teenagers, exploring their views on beauty and fashion, among other things.
Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo by Margot Mifflin (Power House Cultural Entertainment, 2001)
An illustrated cultural history of the art of tattoo.
Curly Girl by Lorraine Massey and Deborah Chiel (Workman Publishing Company, 2001)
Care and styling for women with curls.
Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me by Paula Begoun (Beginning Press, 2000)
Surprising and sometimes frightening consumer information on common hazardous ingredients in thousands of branded beauty products.
Earthly Bodies, Heavenly Hair by Dina Falconi (Ceres Press, 1997)
Info and recipes for do-it-yourself natural cosmetics and body care.
Face Forward by Kevyn Aucoin (Little Brown & Company, 2000)
A forward-thinking book of makeovers featuring both familiar and unfamiliar faces.
Fine Beauty: Beauty Basics and Beyond for African-American Women by Sam Fine and Julia Chance (Riverhead Books, 1999)
A lavish beauty book, specifically geared towards African-American women.
Hope In A Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture by Kathy Lee Peiss (Owl Books, 1999)
A cultural history of the American beauty business.
Latina Beauty by the Editors of Latina Magazine and Belen Aranda-Alvarado (Hyperion, 2000)
A guide for Hispanic women.
Lipstick by Jessica Pallingston (St. Martins Press, 1999)
A fun, fact-filled look at the history of our most popular cosmetic.
Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin (Little Brown & Company, 1999)
A book that brilliantly shows the power of transformation through style.
Makeup Your Mind by Francois Nars (powerHouse Books, 2002)
A beautiful, extremely useful book about face makeup, from the creator of the Nars line.
Modern Primitives by V. Vale (Re-Search Publications, 1989)
The classic, illustrated exploration of ancient human decoration practices such as tattooing, piercing, and scarification.
Natural Body Basics: Making Your Own Cosmetics by Dorie Byers (Gooseberry Hill Publications, 1996)
An introduction to homemade cosmetics.
No Lye! The African-American Woman's Guide to Natural Hair Care by Tulani Kinard (St. Martin's Press, 1997)
A leading black stylist's guide to great-looking hair without chemicals.
The Quest for Human Beauty: An Illustrated History by Julian Robinson (WW Norton & Company, 1998)
A fascinating investigation of how people in different places and times have pursued beauty.
Real Gorgeous: The Truth About Body and Beauty by Kaz Cooke (WW Norton & Company, 1996)
A humorous and empowering look at the forces that shape our body and beauty images.
Survival of the Prettiest by Nancy Etcoff (Anchor Books, 2000)
A scientific exploration of beauty.
Ultimate Makeup and Beauty by Mary Quant (DK Publishing, 1996)
A definitive guide to selecting products and using them, from a woman who knows what she's talking about.
Venus Envy by Elizabeth Haiken (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999)
The evolution of cosmetic surgery over the last hundred years.
Your Makeover: Simple Ways for Any Woman to Look Her Best by Morgen Schick DeMann (Universe, May 2000)
Tips and tricks from a pro for easy beauty.
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Audrey Style by Pamela Clarke Keogh (HarperCollins, 1999)
Audrey Hepburn, the fashion icon and the person.
The Bombshell Manual of Style by Laren Stover (Hyperion, 2001)
A how-to book for wanna-be bombshells.
China Chic: East Meets West by Valerie Steele (Yale University Press, 1999)
How Chinese fashion has influenced Western fashion, and vice-versa.
Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh (Routledge/Theatre Arts Books, 1991)
A history of old-school undergarments.
The Corset: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele (Yale University Press, 2001)
An intellectual reading of the meaning of corsets.
Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed by Harold Koda (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001)
An interesting visual review of the various ways the body and silhouette have been shaped through history and in fashion.
Fashion a la Mode by Isabelle de Borchgrave (Universe 2000)
Beautifully painted and crafted pop-up installations of important fashion eras.
The Fashion Book by Phaidon Press (2001)
Lavishly illustrated encyclopedia of fashion.
Fashion Through the Ages: From Overcoats to Petticoats by Margaret Knight (Viking, 1998)
A simple, illustrated fashion history with cute lift-up flaps so you can see what's underneath the outerwear.
Fast, Fun Fashion: 101 Ways to Customize Your Clothes by Petra Boase (Carlton, 2001)
Easy ways to make your clothes your own.
Fifty Years of Fashion by Valerie Steele (Yale University Press, 2000)
A photographic survey of modern fashion from the New Look to now.
The Fine Art of Dressing: Make Yourself a Masterpiece by Dressing for Your Body Type by Margaux Tartarotti (Perigee, 1999)
Fashion ideas for different body types based on the ideals of painters like Modigliani, Rubens, Gauguin and others.
Fruits by Shoichi Aoki (Phaidon, 2001)
Young people of Tokyo show off their supremely creative street style.
Jackie: The Clothes of Camelot by Jay Mulvaney (St. Martin's Press, 2001)
A survey of the fashionable first lady's looks.
The Language of Clothes by Alison Lurie (Owl Books, 2000)
A classic book about what we wear--and what it says about who we are.
The Power of Style: The Women Who Defined the Art of Living Well by Annette Tapert and Diana Edkins (Crown, 1994)
Profiles of Coco Chanel, Diana Vreeland, and other stylish ladies.
The Rudi Gernreich Book by Peggy Moffit and Marylou Luther (Taschen, 1999)
Mr. Mod, by the model he made famous.
20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume & Personal Adornment by Francois Leon Louis Boucher (Harry N. Abrams, 1987)
A big, fat fashion reference.
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About Face at http://www.about-face.org is a San Francisco-based non-profit group that tries to combat negative and distorted images of women in the media.
The Girls, Women + Media Project at http://www.mediaandwomen.org is dedicated to increasing awareness of how pop culture and media represent and affect girls and women.
Guerrilla Girls at http://www.guerrillagirls.com is dedicated to fighting discrimination in politics, the media... basically everywhere.
Women's Image Network at http://www.winfemme.com is dedicated to encouraging positive portrayals of women in film, theater and television.
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The Evolution of Allure by George Hersey (MIT Press, 1996)
A high-falutin' romp through the overlap of art history and biology.
From Mae to Madonna: Women Entertainers in Twentieth-Century America by June Sochen (University Press of Kentucky, 1999)
The impact of women on entertainment and their effect on American culture.
From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies by Molly Haskell (University of Chicago Press, 1987)
A look at how women have been treated on film throughout the 20th century.
Mammies No More: The Changing Image of Black Women on Stage and Screen by Lisa M. Anderson (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997)
Explores how stereotypes of black women have been reflected and reinforced in the theater and cinema.
The Nude by Kenneth Clark (Princeton University Press, 1972)
Classic historical analysis of nudes in art, and what they mean.
She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll by Gillian G. Gaar (Seal Press, 2002)
Explores the role of rock and pop heroines.
20th Century Rock and Roll: Women in Rock by Dale Sherman (Collector's Guide Publications, 2001)
Profiles of 50 influential musicians and icons.
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (Kitchen Sink Press, 1994)
A comic book that can change the way you think about media.
Ways of Seeing by John Berger (Viking, 1995)
Accessible, groundbreaking work about media, culture and perception.
We Gotta Get Out of This Place by Gerri Hirshey (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001)
One woman's history of women in rock 'n' roll.
We're Desperate: the Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy (PowerHouse Books, 2002)
Punk style captured on film, with writing from music and fashion icons.
Where the Girls Are: Growing up Female with the Mass Media by Susan J. Douglas (Random House, 1995)
An exploration of the representation of American women in postwar American media.
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Ayurveda for Women by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda (Inner Traditions, 2000)
A guide to vitality for every stage of a woman's life, based on this ancient Indian system.
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Vintage Books, 1998)
A historical look at how American girls' bodies and body images have changed during the last two centuries.
Eating Well for Optimum Health by Dr. Andrew Weil (Quill, 2001)
A solid guide to healthy eating that simplifies confusing and conflicting nutritional information.
Fat Talk: What Girls and Their Parents Say about Dieting by Mimi Nichter (Harvard University Press, 2000)
Based on a three-year study of teen-aged girls, an anthropological study of the forces that influence girls' self-image.
The Fitness Factor by Dr. Lisa Callahan (Lyons Press, 2002)
A sports medicine specialist details the connection between exercise and health, with practical advice for working fitness into your life.
Food and Mood by Elizabeth Somer (Owl Books, 1999)
How nutrients in food can affect the way you feel, think and behave.
The Go Ask Alice Book of Answers: A Guide to Good Physical, Sexual and Emotional Health by Columbia University's Health Education Program (Owl Books, 1998)
Gives straightforward, honest answers to teenagers' questions.
The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T.K.V. Desikachar (Inner Traditions, 1998)
The practice of yoga directed toward people's individual needs.
Light on Yoga by B. K. S. Iyenger (Schocken, 1995)
A definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of yoga.
A Woman's Book of Strength by Karen Andes, (Perigee Books, 1995)
An inspiring, empowering, and practical guide to mind-body fitness.
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup (Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1998)
A holistic approach to physical and emotional health and healing.
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The National Eating Disorder Association at http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org is dedicated to eliminating eating disorders and body dissatisfaction by raising awareness and providing information.
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The Eating Disorder Sourcebook by Carolyn Costin (McGraw Hill, 1999)
A fairly comprehensive guide to the causes, treatments and prevention of a range of eating disorders.
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