?You?d think a Miss America swimsuit winner would feel
completely confident about her body, right? Not always! So I
decided to write the book I wish I?d had as a teen and in
college?an honest, funny, practical, medically accurate,
totally reassuring guide to how women?s bodies actually
look, smell, feel, behave, and change. Alongside real-deal
photographs of women just like you and me (no airbrushing,
no supermodels, no kidding) you?ll find medical pictures of
things you need to be able to recognize, true confessions by
yours truly, and the encouragement you need to appreciate
the uniqueness, strength, and beauty of your body. What are
you waiting for?? ?Nancy Redd
From fashion
magazines to taboo Web sites, curious young women have
access to tons of old wives? tales about and thousands of
airbrushed and inaccurate images of the female
body?misinformation and harmful portrayals that can lead to
low self-esteem, self-destructive acts, or even disturbing
plastic surgery procedures. Teaming up with a leading
physician specializing in adolescent health issues, Harvard
graduate and former Miss Virginia Nancy Redd now offers a
down-to-earth, healing, and reassuring response to those
damaging myths. In Body Drama, Redd gives girls
insight into the issues they?re often too ashamed to raise
with a doctor or parent. She also reveals her own
experiences with the culture of ?American beauty,? and shows
readers all the many versions of ?normal.? From body hair
and bras, to acne and weight issues, along with crucial
issues such as the importance of a healthy self image,
Body Drama is a groundbreaking book packed with
informative fast facts, FYIs, how-tos, and moving personal
anecdotes as well as hundreds of un-retouched photographs. A
highly visual book, it?s the first of its kind for women:
filled with real information and real photographs of real
bodies, to celebrate all our different shapes and sizes.
Named by Glamour magazine as one of
America?s top-ten college women ?most likely to succeed?at
anything,? Redd has spent the most recent years of her life
on a mission to tackle the issues least discussed but most
significant in young women?s lives. Celebrating the many
versions of ?normal,? and replacing seriously erroneous
information with the honest, medically proven truth in a
language all girls can understand, Body Drama dares
to empower a new generation?with facts instead of fantasies,
and the priceless gift of self-knowledge.
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