Look at my ugly face: myths and musings on beauty and other perilous obsessions with women's appearance

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An exploration of the relationship among appearance, identity, and power shows how myths of beauty can be liberating rather than confining, developing insights that can connect women to the archetype of the all-powerful triple Goddess. 25,000 first printing. Tour.

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