A timely exploration of the inordinate power that the media and beauty and fashion industries have over young women's self-images punctures foolish myths and shows the health risks that some are driven to as they aspire to a false ideal.

The Beauty Trap (An Open Door Book)

Landau, Elaine

Health, Fitness & Dieting

New Discovery Books

This moving record recounts in words and pictures the heroic rebellion of slightly armed Jews against the Nazis in the prison ghetto of Warsaw in April 1943.

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Children's Books

New Discovery

Margaret (Molly) Brown is best known for her bravery and compassion during the tragic sinking of the Titanic, which catapulted her to international fame virtually overnight. But few people are aware that she was also an outspoken suffragist, a tireless champion of miners’ rights, and one of the first women to run for the U.S. Congress. Raised in a working-class Mississippi River town, Margaret—who was never called Molly in her lifetime—followed her brother to a rough-and-tumble Colorado boomtown at a time when few women dared to settle in the then untamed West. She married a silver miner who eventually struck it rich, and she used her new wealth and social prominence to further her own education and to fight for the rights of others, regardless of their race or religious beliefs. This vivid account of Margaret Brown’s remarkable life from well-regarded author Elaine Landau shows how much a strong woman could accomplish, even at a time when few opportunities were available. Archival photographs and excerpts from early-twentieth-century newspapers and Brown family letters provide a clear picture of this forward-looking, energetic individual and the society that she strove to reform. Chronology, endnotes, bibliography, index.

Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown

Teen & Young Adult

Biographies

Clarion Books

Describes such animals as camels, scorpions, and gila monsters and how they adapt to life in various deserts around the world

Desert Mammals (True Books: Animals)

Animals

Childrens Pr

Grassland Mammals

Briefly describes such animals as giraffes, prairie dogs, ostriches, and elephants that live on the grasslands, prairies, and tropical savannas around the world

Grassland Mammals (True Books: Animals)

Mountain Mammals

Briefly describes such animals as pikas, yaks, giant pandas, and vicunas that live in various mountain ranges around the world

Mountain Mammals (True Books: Animals)

Ocean Mammals

Discusses several different marine mammals including dolphins, manatees, walruses, whales, and sea otters

Ocean Mammals (True Books: Animals)

Temperate Forest Mammals

Describes six different mammals which live in temperate forests, including squirrels, echidnas, and koalas

Temperate Forest Mammals (True Books: Animals)

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of some rain forest mammals including the jaguar, tapir, orangutan, coati, sloth, and howler monkey.

Tropical Forest Mammals (True Books: Animals)

Your Pet Cat

A simple introduction to choosing and caring for a pet cat

Your Pet Cat (True Books: Animals)

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