Beauty Queens on the Global Stage

Beauty Queens on the Global StageBy:"Colleen Ballerino Cohen"Published on 1996 by Psychology PressModern beauty contests were invented by P.T. Barnum in the United States, but in the 20th century pageants and contests have spread across the entire world from Nepal to Tierra...

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The Abuse of Beauty

The Abuse of BeautyBy:"Arthur Coleman Danto"Published on 2003 by Open Court PublishingDanto simply and entertainingly traces the evolution of the concept of beauty over the past century and explores how it was removed from the definition of art. Beauty then came to be regarded...

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Of the Beauty of Women

Of the Beauty of WomenBy:"Agnolo Firenzuola"Published on 1892 by This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword beauty.a...

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Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages

Art and Beauty in the Middle AgesBy:"Umberto Eco"Published on 2002 by Yale University PressIn this volume, the Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco aims to present a learned summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism,...

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The Arts of Beauty

The Arts of BeautyBy:"Lola Montez"Published on 1858 by This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword beauty.a...

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Speaking of Beauty

Speaking of BeautyBy:"Denis Donoghue"Published on 2004-08 by Yale University PressA foremost critic of the English language here reflects on beauty and the language that it inspires in authors from Kant to Keats, Hawthorne to Housman. \This Book was ranked 28 by Google Books...

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Your Beauty Mark

Your Beauty MarkBy:"Dita Von Teese"Published on 2015-12-01 by HarperCollinsFrom burlesque show to fashion runway, magazine cover to Internet video, fashion icon and “burlesque superheroine” (Vanity Fair) Dita Von Teese has undergone more strokes of red lipstick, bursts of hair...

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The Beauty of Fractals

The Beauty of FractalsBy:"Denny Gulick"Published on 2010 by MAAThis Book was ranked 17 by Google Books for keyword beauty.a...

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Plato and the Question of Beauty

Plato and the Question of BeautyBy:"Drew A. Hyland"Published on 2008 by Indiana University PressReveals the intimate connection between beauty and the philosophical lifeThis Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword beauty.a...

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Eating for Beauty

Eating for BeautyBy:"Victor G. Rocine"Published on 1996-09-01 by Health Research Books1929 Eating for beauty is written in the interests of such ladies who are interested in beauty-building through diet. Beauty has its roots in the blood, and the blood is made of what we eat....

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The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells

The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea ShellsBy:"Hans Meinhardt"Published on 2003-01-03 by Springer Science & Business MediaThe fascinating patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative...

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Heath's Book of Beauty

Heath's Book of BeautyBy:"Marguerite Countess of Blessington"Published on 1833 by This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword beauty.a...

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Beauty Feng Shui

Beauty Feng ShuiBy:"Chao-Hsiu Chen","Zhaoxiu Chen"Published on 2000-12-01 by Inner Traditions / Bear & CoThe same principles of feng shui that help us harmonize our environments can also be applied to our bodies. Focusing on the special needs of women, the author provides...

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On the Beauty of Women

On the Beauty of WomenBy:"Agnolo Firenzuola","Konrad Eisenbichler","Jacqueline Murray"Published on 1992 by University of Pennsylvania PressFirst published in 1548, On the Beauty of Women purports to record two conversations shared by a young gentleman, Celso, and four ladies...

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Beauty

BeautyBy:"Robin McKinley"Published on 2014-11-18 by Open Road MediaRobin McKinley’s acclaimed first novel is a brilliant reimagining of the classic French fairy tale I was the youngest of three daughters. Our literal-minded mother named us Grace, Hope, and Honour. . . . My father...

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Pricing Beauty

Pricing BeautyBy:"Ashley Mears"Published on 2011-09-14 by Univ of California PressSociologist Ashley Mears takes us behind the brightly lit runways and glossy advertisements of the fashion industry in this insider’s study of the world of modeling. Mears, who worked as a model...

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Beauty and the Enigma

Beauty and the EnigmaBy:"Francis Landy"Published on 2001-01-01 by A&C BlackThis book is a collection of Landy's studies on the poetics of the Hebrew Bible. The Song of Songs is featured alongside the prophetic voices of Amos, Hosea and Isaiah, and essays on the Binding of...

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Savage Beauty

Savage BeautyBy:"Nancy Milford"Published on 2001-11-27 by Random HouseThirty years after the smashing success of Zelda, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. Savage Beauty is the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she tormented...

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Beauty Sleep

Beauty SleepBy:"Michael Breus"Published on 2007 by PenguinA WebMD sleep consultant draws on cutting-edge information to present an accessible reference to sleeping well, citing the role of sleep deprivation in such health concerns as poor eating, aging, and growth, in a resource...

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Thing of Beauty

Thing of BeautyBy:"Stephen Fried"Published on 2011-12-06 by Simon and SchusterAt age seventeen, Gia Carangi was working the counter at her father's Philadelphia luncheonette, Hoagie City. Within a year, Gia was one of the top models of the late 1970's, gracing the covers of...

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