Hairless: Breaking the Vicious Circle of Hair Removal, Submission and Self-hatred

Razors, tweezers, wax and hair removal creams: these are the tools for the initiation rites that signal the passage from girl to woman. Today the only acceptable places for a woman to have hair are on her head (preferably long), her eyebrows (not too wild) and eyelashes (not too sparse). All kinds of cosmetics are sold to achieve the desired effect of localized luxuriance. At the same time, the industry of removing hair everywhere else on the body advances relentlessly. Hair is no longer a sign of joy but a battleground of cosmetic surgery. In this short book, the Catalan writer Bel Olid draws on personal experience to dismantle preconceived ideas about the supposed benefits of waxing and shaving, and to lay bare the social penalties that are meted out to any woman who allows their body hair to grow.&nbsp; With clarity and courage, Bel Olid exposes the contradictions and hidden costs of hair removal, and issues a rousing call to women everywhere to set themselves free from the urge to please everyone else and to focus, instead, on what pleases them.

Politics & Social Sciences

Olid, Bel

Social Sciences

Polity

The Pocket Guide to Feminism: A Survival Kit

Women's Studies

Wanna F*ck?

In Wilder Winds, writer and translator Bel Olid brings together a stunning collection of short stories that draw on notions of individual freedom, abuses of power, ingrained social violence, life on the outskirts of society, and inevitable differences. Alongside these themes, she places small acts of kindness capable of changing the world and making it a better place. Like a flower that stubbornly grows and blooms in the cracks of the pavement. Olid’s work seeks out beauty without renouncing truth, and never avoids conflict or intimacy. Wilder Winds creates scenes and fragile, yet hardy characters that will stay with the reader for years to come.

Wilder Winds

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Fum d'Estampa Press

Es un cuento bellísimo y valiente. Una historia conmovedora donde Estela, una niña tímida y amorosa, transforma su carácter a partir de un truco que le ha enseñado Conchita, su maestra: Cuando alguien quiera hacerte daño, ¡Estela, grita muy fuerte!. Gracias a ese fantástico consejo, Estela obtiene la valentía para afrontar a su tío Anselmo, quien últimamente le hace cosas que a ella no le gustan nada. Este libro con bellas ilustraciones será imprescindible para que todo aquel que desee alistar a los niños en el creciente problema del abuso infantil.\nThis book is a beautiful and brave tale. A touching story where Estela, a shy and loving girl, transforms her character from a trick that Conchita, her teacher, has taught her. When someone wants to hurt you, Estela, scream very loudly! Thanks to that fantastic advice, Estela gets the courage to confront her uncle Anselmo, who lately does things to her that she doesn't like at all. This beautifully illustrated book will be a must for anyone discussing child abuse.

¡Estela, grita muy fuerte! (Spanish Edition)

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Editorial Fineo

Los cuentos les han dado mala fama, ¿ pero los conocemos en realidad? Con este libro sabremos có mo es la vida de los lobos, dó nde viven las arañ as, qué comen los tiburones o si el cocodrilo puede permanecer mucho tiempo fuera del agua. Una historia de Bel Olid, que juega a construir un cuento con dos voces literarias y que aporta datos que rebaten la mala fama de cada uno de los animales que aparecen. ¡ Una historia de animales con un final inesperado!

Mala fama / Bad reputation (Spanish Edition)

Animals

Combel Editorial

Los Músicos de Bremen / The Musicians of Bremen (17) (¡Qué te cuento!) (Spanish Edition)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Una nueva visión del cuento clásico con una adaptación moderna de los cuentos y leyendas más célebres. ¡Revive la hora del cuento! A new take on the classic tale with a modern adaptation of the most famous tales and legends. Relive story time!

Ricitos de Oro / Goldilocks (18) (¡Qué te cuento!) (Spanish Edition)

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