Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers
- ISBN13: 9781592403264
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
“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.
Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers
December 17th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I BOUGHT 2 BOOKS (FOR A 13AND 16 YEAR OLD) THINKING IT WOULD BE A REFFERANCE THEY COULD USE WHEN THE APPROPRIATE TIME WOULD ARRIVE. IDID FIND SOME INFORMATION USEFUL BUT THE PICTURES OF VULVA EVEN WITH PIERCING WAS JUST TOOOOOO MUCH!!! CHILDREN NEED TO BE INFORMED BUT NOT SCHOCKED BY WHAT SOME ONE PERSON FEELS NECESSARY TO THEM. I AM 59 AND IT WAS EMBARSSING TO ME AND THANK GOD I LOOKED AT THE BOOK BEFORE I GAVE IT TO THEM. I’M SURE THEIR PARENTS WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I;D OVERSTEPPPED BOUNDRIES.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 17th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
The premise of the book is wonderful. But I thought some of the pictures were gross (the row of vulvas) and I’m an RN! It’s my opinion that there are some things that should simply remain “clinical” and left for textbooks. Also we’re taught as nurses to go out of our way to respect the privacy of patients. I’ve seen all kinds of bodies as I’ve helped patients to bathe and dress but this book really saddened me. The word “exploitation” came to mind when I saw those pictures.
I think there is a way to convey all the useful information in a classier and more respectful way. Faces could have been covered with really fun hats with a wide brim or made unrecognizable in other creative ways. Yes, it’s good to see that there are all sorts of bodies and to accept and love “what you got”. But I think it’s a shame that these beautiful young women were convinced that it’s OK to publish your naked body. I wonder how their fathers feel now that their sweet baby girl has been exposed to the entire world. And what about their grandfathers and the boy next door, the entire student body of their school and possibly even their pastor? I wonder if these girls even thought about the ramifications when they agreed to the photos. I would bet that there will be some serious regret that occurs among those young ladies if it hasn’t already.
One other point I feel is important. As much as we want girls to accept their bodies and not get into the tangle of eating disorders, some of the girls pictured were obese. I don’t think it’s at all right to validate and praise bodies that are the way they are because of unhealthy practices. Curves and some extra padding on the hips and abdomen are normal, but not the kind of fat shown on some of those girls. We just shouldn’t allow this to become the new norm. That would be doing millions of overweight girls a real disservice.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 17th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I bought this for my 12 year old daughter after reading a review. The concept is awesome! Except for a couple of pages this would have been 5 stars. The pages in question are found towards the back and picture female body parts. Since I have 2 boys, I figured this book would soon become the neighborhood hit with all the tweens! I kept the book because I love the idea of showing our young daughters what real women look like..I just think it got a little too graphic for me. I will still give this book to my daughter, but only after I’ve figured out how to keep out of my sons hands.
Rating: 3 / 5
December 17th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Ok first let me say that this book really is a great book. I found it very informative and written in easily understood language. I would totally recommend this book BUT I think there should be a more specific age range specified. I bought this book for my pre-teen daughter thinking it would be a good resource. I still think it is a good resource but I don’t think it is appropriate for pre-teens. I think there are some issues in this book that I am just not ready for my 12 year old to see or read about. I would and will personally hold off on giving this book to my daughter until she is closer to 14 or 15. There are pictures and topics that are better reserved for a more mature audience. If you do think your daughter, niece, etc.. is ready for it I would preview it first! Again, it is a great book but not for a younger audience.
Rating: 3 / 5
December 17th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
A good book for teenage girls wanting to know their bodies better. I thought it was about body image, which it is not.
Rating: 4 / 5