A boob's life : how America's obsession shaped me... and you / Leslie Lehr.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643136226
- ISBN: 1643136224
- Physical Description: 346 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Obsession, 2015 -- part I. Breast envy : girlhood: daddy's girl, 1965 : bra basics ; Live nude women, 1966 : American women in Playboy ; History according to breasts, 1967-1970 : beauty pageants ; Smart vs. pretty, 1972 : cheerleaders : sis boom breasts ; California girls, 1978 : bare breasts in American film -- part II. The booby trap : adulthood: From Ms. to Mom, 1983 : breastfeeding basics ; Birthday babe, 1997 : better boob jokes ; Divorce : the "A" word, 2004 : emotional abuse ; Boob job, 2005 : breast augmentation by the numbers ; Peek-a-boob : dating, 2006 ; Dressing for sex, 2008 : secrets of Victoria's secret -- part III. The breast of everything : womanhood: Killer boobs, 2012 : US breast cancer statistics ; Chemo chick, 2013 : a few Americans diagnosed with breast cancer ; How not to be a role model, 2013 : breast myths and facts ; Picasso boobs, 2014 : a few nicknames for breasts ; The death of daddy's girl, 2016 : women's legal rights ; Boobs "R" Us, 2017 : first females ; The fourth wave. |
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Genre: | Personal narratives. Biographies. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. History. Popular works. Autobiographies. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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Burlington Public Library | 391.6082 LEHR 2021 | 39851001612044 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
Leslie Lehr is a prize-winning author, screenwriter, essayist, and story consultant. She is the author of 66 Laps, Wife Goes On, and What a Mother Knows, and her essays have been published in the New York Times Modern Love column and Huffington Post. She is a member of PEN, the Authors Guild, WGA, Women In Film, and the Womenâs Leadership Council. She lives in Southern California.
Leslie Lehr is a prize-winning author, screenwriter, essayist, and story consultant. She is the author of 66 Laps, Wife Goes On, and What a Mother Knows, and her essays have been published in the New York Times Modern Love column and Huffington Post. She is a member of PEN, the Authors Guild, WGA, Women In Film, and the Women's Leadership Council. She lives in Southern California.