Bateman, Justine

Summary: "Face is a book of fictional vignettes that examines the fear and vestigial evolutionary habits that have caused women and men to cultivate the imagined reality that older women's faces are unattractive, undesirable, and something to be "fixed." Based on "older face" experiences of the author, Justine Bateman, and those of dozens of women and men she interviewed, the book presents the reader...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.72 BAT

Packer, George

Summary: A National Book Award-winning author examines America's current descent into a failed state and discusses the ways we can leverage this moment to forge a new path forward that overcomes injustice, legislative paralysis, and political divides.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.93 PAC

Lord, M. G.

Summary: A cultural critic and investigative journalist uncovers the full history of the Barbie doll, from her introduction in 1959 through countless transformations, makeovers and career changes to its emergence as an international pop culture icon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 688.7 LOR