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This messy magnificent life : a field guide / by Roth, Geneen,author.;
From the beginning, the author was told she was too sensitive, too emotional, too curious, too demanding, too intense, and too big. Yet gaining and losing weight for decades did not improve her self-worth or reduce other people's criticisms. When her struggle with food ended she kept trying to fix other broken parts of herself with therapy, intensive meditation retreats, and rigorous spiritual practices. Yet it was only when the author stopped trying to change or fix herself that she was at last able to feel at home in her mind, body, and life. This book explores the personal beliefs, hidden traumas, and social pressures that shape not just women's feelings about their bodies, but also their confidence, choices, and relationships.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Body image in women.; Self-perception in women.; Self-realization in women.; Self-acceptance in women.; Women; Mind and body.;
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A certain hunger : a novel / by Summers, Chelsea G.,1962-author.;
"Absurdist fictional account of foodie-culture, about a well-traveled female food critic who strikes back against the male-dominated magazine world in which she operates"--
Subjects: Feminist fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Satirical literature.; Food writers;
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East Side Sushi. by Lucero, Anthony,film director.; Elizabeth, Diana,actor.; Jade, Kaya,actor.; Duarte, Rodrigo,actor.; Takeuchi, Yutaka,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Diana Elizabeth Torres, Kaya Jade Aguirre, Rodrigo Duarte Clark, Yutaka TakeuchiOriginally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2014.This critically acclaimed indie favorite was the winner of awards at 9 different film festivals, including Best Narrative Feature at SF Indie Fest.Single mom Juana can slice and dice anything with great speed and precision. After working at a fruit-vending cart for years, she decides to take a job at a local Japanese restaurant. Intrigued by the food, she learns to make a multitude of sushi on her own. Eventually she attempts to become a sushi chef, but is unable to because she is the 'wrong' race and gender. Against all odds, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, determined to not let anyone stop her from achieving her dream.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.;
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Acting naturally : the magic in great performances / by Thomson, David,1941-author.;
"From the celebrated film critic and author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film comes an essential work on some of the cinema's finest actors and how they have approached their craft"--
Subjects: Motion picture acting.; Motion picture actors and actresses.;
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The mimicking of known successes / by Older, Malka,1977-author.;
"The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, author of the critically-acclaimed Centenal Cycle. On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. The enigmatic Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colony's erudite university-and Mossa's former girlfriend, a scholar of Earth's pre-collapse ecosystems. Pleiti has dedicated her research and her career to aiding the larger effort towards a possible return to Earth. When Mossa unexpectedly arrives and requests Pleiti's assistance in her latest investigation, the two of them embark on a twisting path in which the future of life on Earth is at stake-and, perhaps, their futures, together."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Lesbians; Missing persons; Space colonies;
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Muybridge [graphic novel] / by Delisle, Guy,author,illustrator.; Aspinall, Rob,translator.; Dascher, Helge,1965-translator.;
"How do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye? Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomes entangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford's delusions of grandeur. Tasked with proving Stanford's belief that a horse's hooves do not touch the ground while galloping at full speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so, he inadvertently creates one of the single most important technological advancements of our age ... the invention of time-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion. Critically-acclaimed cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Hostage) returns with another engrossing foray into nonfiction: a biography about Eadweard Muybridge, the man who made pictures move."--
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Personal narratives.; Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904; Chronophotography; Motion pictures; Photographers; Photography;
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Midnight Return. by Sussman, Sally,film director.; The Film Sales Company (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Film Sales Company in 2016.When it premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, Alan Parker's Midnight Express, written by a then up-and-coming Oliver Stone who would later win an Oscar for his script, became an immediate sensation, drawing praise from critics and audiences alike, and drawing the ire of the Turkish government. Now filmmaker Sally Sussman presents the wild and fascinating story of how the film was made as told by those who were there: Oliver Stone, Alan Parker, producers David Putnam and Peter Guber, and real life inspiration Billy Hayes who proved himself, over the course of the ensuing decades, to be a more complicated, and wily, character than even the movie could've dreamt up.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Motion pictures.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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This one looks like a boy : my gender journey to life as a man / by Shenher, Lorimer,author.;
"In this candid and thoughtful memoir, Shenher shares the story of his gender journey, from childhood gender dysphoria to teenage sexual experimentation to early-adult denial of his identity--and finally the acceptance that he is trans, culminating in gender confirmation surgery in his fifties. Along the way, he details his childhood in booming Calgary, his struggles with alcohol, and his eventual move to Vancouver, where he became the first detective assigned to the case of serial killer Robert Pickton (the subject of his critically acclaimed book That Lonely Section of Hell). With warmth and openness, This One Looks Like A Boy takes us through one of the most important decisions Shenher will ever make, as he comes into his own and finally discovers acceptance and relief."--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Shenher, Lorimer.; Transgender men; Transgender police officers; Transgender people;
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Stone coffin / by Eriksson, Kjell,1953-author.; translation of:Eriksson, Kjell,1953-Stenkistan.English.; Segerberg, Ebba,translator.;
"Shortlisted for the Prize for Best Swedish Crime Novel. On a sunny morning in June, a young woman and her six-year old daughter are run over by a car on the road to Uppsala. Both are killed immediately. Is it an accident, or did someone kill them on purpose? The same morning the husband of the deceased young woman disappears. During the police investigation, it turns out that the husband had recently bought a property in the Dominican Republic, something that nobody knew about. A few days later a macabre discovery is made in a forest nearby. Eriksson has been nominated for the Best Swedish Crime Novel many times. Stone Coffin is the seventh novel in his critically-acclaimed and internationally-loved series"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Lindell, Ann (Fictitious character); Women detectives;
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Let's Get Lost. by Weber, Bruce,film director.; Baker, Chet,actor.; Isaak, Chris,actor.; Flea,actor.; Marie, Lisa,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chet Baker, Chris Isaak, Flea, Lisa MarieOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1988.Traveling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter Chet Baker, Bruce Weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. The film uses excerpts from Italian B movies, rare performance footage, and candid interviews with Baker, musicians, friends, battling ex-wives, and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life. Winner of the 1989 Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award, LET'S GET LOST has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a jazz legend. Since its release in 1989 LET'S GET LOST has introduced a whole new generation of jazz enthusiasts to the timeless talent of the late Chet Baker.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Biography.; Jazz.; Performing arts.;
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