The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care
By: Rina Raphael
3.74
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Journalist Rina Raphael looks at the explosion of the wellness how it stems from legitimate compla…
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1. “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
By: Aubrey Gordon
4.33
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the fac… read more
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2. Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
By: Derek Beres
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New… read more
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3. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
4. Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
By: Marisa Meltzer
3.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The bombshell exposé that reveals—for the first time—exactly what happened at Glossier, one of Amer… read more
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"Glossier is about much more than aesthetic appearance; it has become a way for people to feel connected to bigger beliefs, to feel like their daily choices are having an impact, and that they are put…"-Marisa Meltzer, Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
5. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
6. Dolls of Our Lives
By: Mary Mahoney
3.53
Format: None pages, None
For Feiwel & Friends, Kat Brzozowski bought world rights to a currently untitled book by Allison Ho… read more
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7. Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing
By: Emily Lynn Paulson
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
She signed up for the sisterhood, free cars, and the promise of a successful business of her own. I… read more
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8. Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture
By: Sara Petersen
3.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
On Instagram, the private work of mothering is turned into a public performance, generating bil… read more
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9. Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included)
By: Pooja Lakshmin
3.97
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From board-certified psychiatrist and women's mental health specialist Pooja Lakshmin, MD, comes a … read more
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10. Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia
By: Kate Manne
4.25
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research t… read more
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11. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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12. What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety
By: Cole Kazdin
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Blending personal narrative and investigative reporting, Emmy Award-winning journalist Cole Kazdin … read more
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"I loved a good bulimia joke and even sometimes initiated them, like after a dinner out with friends, "I'd better run home and throw this up." We all laughed; my girlfriends said similar things. But I…"-Cole Kazdin, What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety
13. Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
By: Elise Hu
4.10
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
An audacious journalistic exploration of the present and future of beauty through the lens of South… read more
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14. The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care
By: Rina Raphael
3.74
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Journalist Rina Raphael looks at the explosion of the wellness how it stems from legitimate compla… read more
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15. The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being
By: Christy Harrison
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing critique of modern wellness culture and how it stands in the way of true well-being that … read more
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16. Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers
By: Stephanie McNeal
3.20
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An unfiltered, colorful romp through the IRL world of influencers that spills the tea on the multib… read more
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17. Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
By: Shefali Luthra
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, intimate investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe … read more
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18. American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal
By: Kerri Kelly
3.61
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Better, stronger, healthier, whole–the wellness industry promises us that with enough intention, in… read more
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"It wasn’t until I discovered what yoga isn’t that I truly understood what it really is. Yoga is not an escape from the harsh realities of our world. It is not a blissed-out bright-siding of the truth…"-Kerri Kelly, American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal
"For me, disability wasn't in the chronic pain I experience to this day, nor the inability to sit or stand or walk for long periods of time, nor in being unable to carry bags while shopping or traveli…"-Kerri Kelly, American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal
"The privilege that I'd experienced for most of my life had not only oriented me to see access and convenience as normal, but it completely invisibilized the experience that one in five Americans have…"-Kerri Kelly, American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal
19. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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20. Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession
By: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
3.63
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
How is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit N… read more
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21. The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
By: Jesselyn Cook
4.45
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how… read more
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