Real Gorgeous: The Truth about Body and Beauty

by Kaz Cooke

Book Overview

Take it from Kaz Cooke: There are millions of gorgeous body shapes. Yours is one of them. Dieting doesn't work. Your thighs are pretty cute. Exercise should be fun not duty. Cheap cosmetics can be as good as expensive ones. Advertising lies. Plastic surgery sucks. Modeling can be miserable. You can recover from an eating disorder. You can read magazines and watch television critically. You can fight the Body Police.

At last, here is a book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393313557
• ISBN13: 9780393313550
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Real Gorgeous: The Truth about Body and Beauty.

This bright pink book just screams for attention. Australian author Kaz Cooke is well known for her cartoons, films, and writing. Her humorous book provides delightful wisdom about a variety of female topics: nutrition, dieting, the fashion industry, and self-image to name a few. As Cooke says, ?We want to find out how to stop seeing our bodies as the enemy. And hey, let?s face it, we wouldn?t mind a laugh while we?re at it.? Cooke manages to provide serious, thoughtful information in a casual, appealing manner. Because the text is divided by bold titles and subtitles, it is easy to pick it up and flip through to a subject of interest. The text is broken up by cartoons, quotes, and quizzes. One of the best parts of the book is the ?Contacts? and ?Further Reading? lists at the end of each topic. The book is sassy and fun, great for kids from 14-103. Some of the humor may go over the heads of younger readers. This version has been ?Americanized,? changing metric measures to American measures.

Gain a better body image and actually have fun with it!

If you have ever doubted your looks or just one part of your body, this book is for you. I think every woman but espicially teenagers should read this book. It gives you a normal way to view your body and all it's parts. You get an objective view on fashion magazines, models, actresses, thighs, breasts, etc. You get references to other books and organizations and some feedback and comments from real woman throughout the book. But what makes this so different from all other self esteem books is that it is funny! It is truthful and helpful but also funny and smart with drawings and cartoons that leave you saying " I am ok and i like myself." I reccommend this book to ALL women.

Real Gorgeous - The truth about Body & Beauty

The self-esteem booster book Real Gorgeous by Kaz Cooke is a fun way to learn more about yourself and others. The target audience is women, but it is suitable for men also. (It might humor them) The book helped me to overcome a false body image and accept my body the way it is. Actually, I love my body the way it is and this book contributed to my new outlook. I highly recommend Real Gorgeous to females from 15 to 150 years of age. It is funny, practical, and useful.

This book is Really, Really Gorgeous!

This is a great book for anyone who is feeling like a 'space-porker from hell'. Kaz Cooke tells the truth about dieting, modelling, body image and much more. The section on cosmetic surgery and why it is not a good thing was really useful to me. The information is presented in a frank, easily readable way, with funny cartoons and tips on how to deal with the 'body police' and the 'style police'. This book taught me to feel good about who I am and that my personality is more important than my looks. I especially liked 'Social Blunder Woman' and the 'Sensible Underpants' cartoons.I really enjoyed reading (and re-reading) this great book and anyone who has ever felt like they are worthless, fat or ugly will too. An excellent read for women (and men!) of all ages.

Every teenage girl should read this book, and most women

Kaz Cooke is a friend to women everywhere. One of those friends who can tell you the truth and still make you feel better. The book covers issues like body image, advertising, make-up and beauty myths. It will give you a boost, as well as a laugh, and a lot of really useful, sensible information. It could just change the way you look at dieting, health, fashion etc. Lots of perspective and a breath of fresh air. There are plenty of cartoons, drawings and real life letters, tips on what to say to "the body police" and ideas on how to boost your body image, amongst other things. This book is a good counterpoint to the madness that young women go through every day. It's a sensible, mature healthy way to live and think.