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- Pixel flesh : how toxic beauty culture harms women / by Atlanta, Ellen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A generation-defining exposé of toxic beauty culture -- from Botox and Instagram filters to lip flips and editing apps -- and the realities of coming of age online. We live in a new age of beauty. With advancements in cosmetic surgery, walk-in treatments, augmented reality face filters, photo editing apps, and exposure to more images than ever, we have the ability to craft the image we want everyone to see. We pinch, pull, squeeze, tweeze, smooth and slice ourselves beyond recognition. But is our beauty culture truly empowering? Are we really in control? In Pixel Flesh, Ellen Atlanta holds a mirror up to our modern beauty ideal, as well as the pressure to present a perfect image, to live in an age of constant comparison and curated feeds. She weaves in her personal story with others' to reconfigure our obsession with the cult of beauty and explore the reality of living in a world of paradoxes: we know our standards are unhealthy, but understand it's a way to succeed. We resent social media but continue to scroll. We know digital beauty is artificial, but we still strive for it. From Love Island to lip filler, blackfishing to the beauty tax, Pixel Flesh is a fascinating account of what young women face under a dominant industry. Nuanced, unflinching, and razor sharp, this book unmasks the absurdities of the standards we suddenly find ourselves upholding, and acts as a rallying cry and a refusal to suffer in silence, forming the definitive book about what it truly feels like to exist as a woman today"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Atlanta, Ellen; Beauty culture.; Beauty, Personal; Feminine beauty (Aesthetics); Social media.;
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- Broken glass / by Andrews, V. C.(Virginia C.),author.;
"From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series, now Lifetime movies, comes book two of the haunting saga of identical twin sisters tortured by their perfectionist mother--until one of them snaps. Haylee and Kaylee Fitzgerald are twin sisters who have been forced to be identical in every way by their domineering mother. She insists they wear the same clothes, eat the same food, get the same grades, and have all the same friends. But both are growing weary of her obsession with their similarities, so when they finally attend high school, they find little ways to highlight their independence. The transition isn't as easy as expected, however, and soon both sisters are thrust into a world that their mother never prepared them for--a world with far more dangerous consequences than just upsetting Mother"--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Identity (Psychology); Twin sisters;
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- Forget Me Not [sound recording]. by Willingham, Stacy.;
When Claire Campbell starts a job at Galloway Farm, she finds an old diary written by one of the vineyard's owners, and what first seems like a story of young rebellion and love turns into something much more sinister. Claire soon begins to obsess over the diary's contents as well as the feeling that her sister's disappearance 22 years ago may be somehow tied to it all.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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- Good Half Gone A twisty psychological thriller [electronic resource] : by Fisher, Tarryn.aut; cloudLibrary;
"The ending shattered me in a way only Tarryn Fisher can!” —Colleen Hoover From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never Iris Walsh saw her twin sister get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?   Iris narrowly escaped her twin sister’s fate as a teen: abducted in broad daylight and long gone before she could convince the cops there was anything to investigate. With Piper presumed a runaway and no evidence to go on but Iris’s scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold.   Ever since that terrible day, Iris’ search for Piper has bordered on obsession. Chasing leads across years and following clues that all seem to point to a single name, Iris does everything she can to get close to the only person who might know the answer to the question that still haunts her: where did Piper go? And if the police still won’t help, she’ll just have to find the answer herself--using her criminal psychology degree to intern at the isolated psychiatric hospital on Shoal Island, where secrets lurk in the shadows and are kept under lock and key. But Iris soon realizes that something even more sinister is simmering beneath the surface of the Shoal, and that the patients aren’t the only ones being observed… Looking for more captivating reads by Tarryn Fisher? Don't miss: Never Never The Wives The Wrong Family An Honest LieGeneral adult.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Psychological; Suspense; Psychological;
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- Survive the night : a novel / by Sager, Riley,author.;
"It's November 1991. George H. W. Bush is in the White House, Nirvana's in the tape deck, and movie-obsessed college student Charlie Jordan is in a car with a man who might be a serial killer"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Serial murderers; Murder; Women college students;
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- The Maidens / by Michaelides, Alex,1977-author.;
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything-including her own life"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; College teachers; Murderers; Secret societies; Psychotherapists;
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- Daughters of the new year : a novel / by Tran, E. M.,author.;
In New Orleans, three daughters of a former beauty queen and Vietnamese refugee obsessed with zodiac signs are trying to go about their modern lives, but begin to encounter strange glimpses of long-buried secrets from their ancestors.- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Children of immigrants; Families; Sisters; Vietnamese Americans;
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- The Maidens [sound recording] / by Michaelides, Alex,1977-author.; Holdbrook-Smith, Kobna,narrator.; Brealey, Louise,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Louise Brealey."From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything-including her own life"--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); College teachers; Murderers; Psychotherapists; Secret societies;
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- Kill show : a true crime novel / by Sweren-Becker, Daniel,author.;
"When sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it's an utter tragedy ... and an entertaining national obsession in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative take on whodunits and true crime. Sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial TV docu-series that followed her disappearance in real time. But is it possible that everyone missed the biggest secret of all? Ten years after the events in question, the people who knew Sara best are finally ready to talk. In this genre-bending novel, Daniel Sweren-Becker fashions an oral history around the seemingly familiar crime of a teenage girl gone missing. Yet Kill Show, filled with diabolical twists and provocative social commentary, is no standard mystery; through "interviews" with family members, neighbors, law enforcement, TV executives, and a host of other compelling characters, Sweren-Becker constructs a riveting tale about one family's tragedy ... and Hollywood's insatiable desire to exploit that tragedy. By revealing the seedy underbelly of the True Crime entertainment machine, Kill Show probes literary territory beyond the bounds of the standard whodunit-it's a thoughtful exploration into America's obsession with the mysteries, cold cases, and violent tales we turn to for comfort. Groundbreaking, fast-moving and informed, this is a novel about who's really responsible for the tragedies we love to consume"--- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Abduction; Families; Murder; Teenage girls;
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- Tell me your secrets / by McGrath, Mel,1964-author.;
A therapist becomes obsessed with the couple she's counselling, who have come to her after suddenly and tragically losing their only daughter. Little by little, she insinuates herself into their lives without them noticing -- until she's in a position to take everything. Dark, sharp and sinister, this novel will make you question those whom you trust most, and the final twist will shock you to your core.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Grief; Husband and wife; Therapist and patient;
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