What The Is Normal

Author : Francesca Martinez
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0753550407
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What the **** is Normal?! written by Francesca Martinez and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you’re, gasp ... DISABLED? Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast? And what the **** does normal mean anyway? This is the award-winning wobbly comedian Francesca Martinez’s funny, personal, and universal story of how she learned to stick two shaky fingers up to the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being ‘normal’.

Author : Ginny Scales Medeiros
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781508511793
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is Normal? written by Ginny Scales Medeiros and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating story follows the life of a young girl, Sue, who was born into abuse and poverty. Sue defeated the odds, winning through her own grit, determination and humorous ingenuity. She made her way from the backwoods of upstate New York, and lived in a trailer with her uneducated, teenage parents-a structure that eventually became a chicken coop. Feeling invisible, she learned to take advantage of that invisibility and embarked on a Dickensesque-lifestyle of petty theft. By the time she was a young teenager, she had discovered the misguided benefits of drugs and alcohol. Sue emerged from the most likely NOT to succeed...into a success. On her own at 15, she invented a product sold on QVC. Battling her demons, Sue finally WINs over self-destruction and the world's fantasy of What Normal is-and found her authentic self.

Author : Jane Ryan
Publisher : Confer Books
ISBN 13 : 9781913494209
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is Normal? written by Jane Ryan and published by Confer Books. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What this book reveals so clearly is that, when probed, the notion of normality is fragile and shifting. It is not clear who decides what being normal means in any historical moment, or who is entitled to say. Nonetheless, concerns with conforming, fitting in, and being accepted are deeply pervasive. For most, being normal is a goal, and deviation from accepted norms feels like failure. Yet many people do not really feel normal. When sexuality, gender, health, ethnic group or any other common variation on the dominant theme is at play someone can feel out of step with this elusive standard. Others depend on being different to be creative, radical and discerning. Readers may conclude that it is our very uniqueness as individuals that makes us usual, and that we rely on our edge dwellers for cultural growth. This fascinating book explores these issues and more.

Author : John Whyte
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1609611225
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is This Normal? written by John Whyte and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of vital information that answers readers' most pressing questions about how age impacts their bodies. Many people are embarrassed to bring their everyday health anxieties to their physicians or even to ask for advice from family and friends. They might think that depression, failing eyesight, memory loss, and other difficulties that change their quality of life are normal because of their age. This is where Is This Normal? steps in and lets readers know whether or not these changes should be a concern or an expected part of aging. With compassion, reassurance, and friendly guidance, Dr. John Whyte, chief medical expert at the Discovery Channel, provides the essential tools for dealing with the common health issues that arise as we get older, proving that you can stay active and healthy at any age. "Using soothing language and a gentle sense of humor, Whyte...tries to separate fact from rumor." —The Washington Post "All your embarrassing aging questions answered—finally!"—Vital Juice

Author : Megan DeJarnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578646534
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Such Thing As Normal written by Megan DeJarnett and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Such Thing As Normal speaks to the curiosities and difficult questions that arise in a world full of diversity. Equipped with discussion questions, this story provides a creative, honest, and interactive way to instill dignity and respect for all people.

Author : K-Fai Steele
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063055813
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Normal Pig written by K-Fai Steele and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-06-05 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming picture book celebrates all our differences while questioning the idea that there is only one way to be “normal.” Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she’ll be when she grows up. But one day a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out all the ways in which Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn’t like any of the same things she used to...the things that made her Pip. A wonderful springboard for conversations with children, at home and in the classroom, about diversity and difference.

Author : Julie Segal-Walters
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481439235
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Is Not a Normal Animal Book written by Julie Segal-Walters and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blobfish! Blobfish blobfish blobfish! This is a silly picture book about animals and collaboration—or lack thereof. But mostly blobfish. This is a book about animals. It is? I mean, it sort of is. It does have animals in it. It’s a book about animals. I hear you, but you have to admit it’s pretty strange. This is NOT a normal animal book. You should read it. At least we can agree on that. This offbeat picture book asks hilarious questions about animals and art, who’s in charge of a picture book—the author or the illustrator—and really gets you thinking about…BLOBFISH!

Author : Robie H. Harris
Publisher : Candlewick
ISBN 13 : 1536207209
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It's Perfectly Normal written by Robie H. Harris and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully and fearlessly updated, this vital new edition of the acclaimed book on sex, sexuality, bodies, and puberty deserves a spot in every family’s library. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It’s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refreshed art. Updates include: * A shift to gender-neutral vocabulary throughout * An expansion on LGBTQIA topics, gender identity, sex, and sexuality—making this a sexual health book for all readers * Coverage of recent advances in methods of sexual safety and contraception with corresponding illustrations * A revised section on abortion, including developments in the shifting politics and legislation as well as an accurate, honest overview * A sensitive and detailed expansion on the topics of sexual abuse, the importance of consent, and destigmatizing HIV/AIDS * A modern understanding of social media and the internet that tackles rapidly changing technology to highlight its benefits and pitfalls and ways to stay safe online Inclusive and accessible, this newest edition of It’s Perfectly Normal provides young people with the knowledge and vocabulary they need to understand their bodies, relationships, and identities in order to make responsible decisions and stay healthy.

Author : Mia Mercado
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062942840
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird but Normal written by Mia Mercado and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s all weird, but also pretty normal. Navigating racial identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 on a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on how to ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job that makes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a more religious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometown Catholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional, absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human. Essays include: • Depression Isn’t a Competition but Why Aren’t I Winning? • My Dog Explains My Weekly Schedule • Mustache Lady • White Friend Confessional • Treating Objects Like Women With sharp humor and wit, Mia shares the awkward, uncomfortable, surprisingly ordinary parts of life, and shows us why it’s strange to feel fine and fine to feel strange.

Author : Julie Anne Peters
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 031604640X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Define "Normal" written by Julie Anne Peters and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fourth hardcover printing, Define "Normal" has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. This is a thoughtful, wry story about two girls--a "punk" and a "priss"--who find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, and discover that they have some surprising things in common. A brand-new reading-group guide written by the author is included in the back of this paperback edition.