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Big, Bold & Unapologetic: Dismantling Society’s Obsession With Thinness

by Nancy J. Jacobs ...

Thinness is not the measure of worth, yet society has built an empire around making people believe it is. The expectation is clear—smaller is better, thinner is healthier, and the closer you are to disappearing, the more valuable you become. From fashion to medicine, from dating to career opportunities, the pressure to shrink is relentless, pushing people into cycles of self-doubt, deprivation, ... Read more

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Thinness is not the measure of worth, yet society has built an empire around making people believe it is. The expectation is clear—smaller is better, thinner is healthier, and the closer you are to disappearing, the more valuable you become. From fashion to medicine, from dating to career opportunities, the pressure to shrink is relentless, pushing people into cycles of self-doubt, deprivation,
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The Calorie Conspiracy: How the Diet Industry Profits Off Your Insecurities

by Nancy J. Jacobs ...

Every year, millions of people embark on diets, convinced that cutting calories, eliminating food groups, or following the latest weight-loss trends will finally bring them the results they crave. They pour their money into meal plans, weight-loss apps, supplements, and programs promising transformation. Yet, despite their best efforts, most end up right where they started—if not worse off. Weight ... Read more

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Every year, millions of people embark on diets, convinced that cutting calories, eliminating food groups, or following the latest weight-loss trends will finally bring them the results they crave. They pour their money into meal plans, weight-loss apps, supplements, and programs promising transformation. Yet, despite their best efforts, most end up right where they started—if not worse off. Weight
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Skinny Lies: Exposing the Truth About Diet Culture and Self-Worth

by Nancy J. Jacobs ...

Every day, millions of people wake up and step onto the scale, letting a number dictate their mood, their confidence, and their sense of worth. Diet culture has woven itself so deeply into modern society that it's nearly impossible to escape its grip. It's in the magazines that praise rapid weight loss, the influencers who preach discipline over nourishment, and the industries that profit from ... Read more

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Every day, millions of people wake up and step onto the scale, letting a number dictate their mood, their confidence, and their sense of worth. Diet culture has woven itself so deeply into modern society that it's nearly impossible to escape its grip. It's in the magazines that praise rapid weight loss, the influencers who preach discipline over nourishment, and the industries that profit from
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African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946

by Nancy J. Jacobs ...

African History through Sources recounts the history of colonial Africa through more than 100 primary sources produced by a variety of actors: ordinary men and women, the educated elite, and colonial officials. Including official documents, as well as interviews, memoirs, lyrics, and photographs, the book balances coverage of the state and economy with attention to daily life, family life, and ... Read more

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African History through Sources recounts the history of colonial Africa through more than 100 primary sources produced by a variety of actors: ordinary men and women, the educated elite, and colonial officials. Including official documents, as well as interviews, memoirs, lyrics, and photographs, the book balances coverage of the state and economy with attention to daily life, family life, and
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Birders of Africa

History of a Network

by Nancy J. Jacobs ...

In this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten guides, hunters, and taxidermists who worked with them. Drawing on ethnography, scientific publications, private archives, and interviews, Jacobs asks: How did white ornithologists both depend on and operate distinctively ... Read more

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In this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten guides, hunters, and taxidermists who worked with them. Drawing on ethnography, scientific publications, private archives, and interviews, Jacobs asks: How did white ornithologists both depend on and operate distinctively
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Permed to Death

by Nancy J. Cohen ...

Narrated by Mary Ann Jacobs ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Bad Hair Day Mysteries
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7 hours 15 min

Hairstylist Marla Shore untangles a knot of secrets when she’s suspected of poisoning her client’s coffee creamer in this debut case.Hairstylist Marla Shore is giving grumpy Mrs. Kravitz a perm when her client dies in the shampoo chair. If that isn’t enough to give her a bad hair day, handsome Detective Vail suspects Marla of poisoning the woman’s coffee creamer. With her reputation at stake, she ... Read more

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Hairstylist Marla Shore untangles a knot of secrets when she’s suspected of poisoning her client’s coffee creamer in this debut case.Hairstylist Marla Shore is giving grumpy Mrs. Kravitz a perm when her client dies in the shampoo chair. If that isn’t enough to give her a bad hair day, handsome Detective Vail suspects Marla of poisoning the woman’s coffee creamer. With her reputation at stake, she
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Hair Raiser

by Nancy J. Cohen ...

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Series Audiobook 2 - The Bad Hair Day Mysteries
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6 hours 52 min

Hairstylist Marla Shore gets drawn into a culinary caper that involves murder, sabotage, and fowl play in this delectable cozy mystery.When hairstylist Marla Shore volunteers for Taste of the World, a fundraiser for her cousin’s favorite charity, she quickly discovers that mixing scissors and sauté pans can be a recipe for disaster. First Chef Pierre's rum-soaked Bananas Foster erupts in his face. ... Read more

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Hairstylist Marla Shore gets drawn into a culinary caper that involves murder, sabotage, and fowl play in this delectable cozy mystery.When hairstylist Marla Shore volunteers for Taste of the World, a fundraiser for her cousin’s favorite charity, she quickly discovers that mixing scissors and sauté pans can be a recipe for disaster. First Chef Pierre's rum-soaked Bananas Foster erupts in his face.
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How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption

by Michael Ray Richardson, Jacob Uitti ...

Michael Ray Richardson was a star in the making. After a stellar collegiate career at the University of Montana, where he was voted first team All-Big Sky Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior, the future seemed bright. Taken fourth overall in the 1978 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, Richardson was billed as “the next Walt Frazier.”In just his second professional season, he became the ... Read more

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Michael Ray Richardson was a star in the making. After a stellar collegiate career at the University of Montana, where he was voted first team All-Big Sky Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior, the future seemed bright. Taken fourth overall in the 1978 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, Richardson was billed as “the next Walt Frazier.”In just his second professional season, he became the
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Murder by Manicure

by Nancy J. Cohen ...

Narrated by Mary Ann Jacobs ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Bad Hair Day Mysteries
Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Salon owner Marla Shore discovers a whirlpool of secrets when she joins a sports club and solves a nail-biting murder in this hilarious cozy mystery.Hairstylist Marla Shore joins a fitness club to get in shape but discovers a dead body instead of an exercise routine. Jolene Myers—a client at Marla’s salon—has drowned beneath the frothing waters of the whirlpool. When Detective Dalton Vail ... Read more

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Salon owner Marla Shore discovers a whirlpool of secrets when she joins a sports club and solves a nail-biting murder in this hilarious cozy mystery.Hairstylist Marla Shore joins a fitness club to get in shape but discovers a dead body instead of an exercise routine. Jolene Myers—a client at Marla’s salon—has drowned beneath the frothing waters of the whirlpool. When Detective Dalton Vail
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Body Wave

by Nancy J. Cohen ...

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Series Audiobook 4 - The Bad Hair Day Mysteries
Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Hairstylist Marla Shore goes undercover in a hair-brained scheme to catch a killer in her latest South Florida adventure.In a story braided with unexpected twists and curls, salon owner Marla Shore takes on a role as nurse’s aide for wealthy Miriam Pearl. While Marla snoops into the elderly matriarch’s affairs, her boyfriend, Detective Dalton Vail, is afraid that the only affair she’ll snag is ... Read more

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Hairstylist Marla Shore goes undercover in a hair-brained scheme to catch a killer in her latest South Florida adventure.In a story braided with unexpected twists and curls, salon owner Marla Shore takes on a role as nurse’s aide for wealthy Miriam Pearl. While Marla snoops into the elderly matriarch’s affairs, her boyfriend, Detective Dalton Vail, is afraid that the only affair she’ll snag is
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The Schwarzbein Principle Cookbook

by Dr. Diana Schwarzbein, MD, Nancy Deville, Evelyn Jacob Jaffe ...

Dr. Schwarzbein teams up with acclaimed professional chef Evelyn Jacob to whip up 300 delicious, healing recipes that prove that eating the Schwarzbein way doesn’t have to be difficult, boring or fat-free!With easy-to-follow directions, tips and comprehensive nutritional breakdowns, the book offers healthy entrees and accompaniments for any meal, with delicacies like: breakfast burritos, mushroom ... Read more

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Dr. Schwarzbein teams up with acclaimed professional chef Evelyn Jacob to whip up 300 delicious, healing recipes that prove that eating the Schwarzbein way doesn’t have to be difficult, boring or fat-free!With easy-to-follow directions, tips and comprehensive nutritional breakdowns, the book offers healthy entrees and accompaniments for any meal, with delicacies like: breakfast burritos, mushroom
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Environment, Power, and Justice

Southern African Histories

Edited by Graeme Wynn, Jane Carruthers, Nancy J. Jacobs ...

Series series Series in Ecology and History
Spanning the colonial, postcolonial, and postapartheid eras, these historical and locally specific case studies analyze and engage vernacular, activist, and scholarly efforts to mitigate social-environmental inequity.This book highlights the ways poor and vulnerable people in South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe have mobilized against the structural and political forces that deny them a healthy and ... Read more

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Spanning the colonial, postcolonial, and postapartheid eras, these historical and locally specific case studies analyze and engage vernacular, activist, and scholarly efforts to mitigate social-environmental inequity.This book highlights the ways poor and vulnerable people in South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe have mobilized against the structural and political forces that deny them a healthy and
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