Body Prayers: Finding Body Peace
by Rebecca Raggles Radcliffe

From the back cover: Body Prayers is a gentle, affirming book for women of all ages who dislike their bodies. Body Prayers helps women question society's obsession with thinness, and takes the reader on an internal journey of change and self-acceptance. Ending on a poetic and inspirational note. Body Prayers affirms every woman's right to embrace her unique beauty and to express her talents in the world which so desperately needs feminine perspectives today.

Body Wars: Making Peace with Women's Bodies: An Activist's Guide
by Margo Maine, Ph.D.

From the back cover: This is an activist's guide for parents, educators, therapists, patients, former patients, in fact anyone who wants to join in the fight against the forces that prevent women from being comfortable in their own bodies.

Each chapter focuses on a particular “Body War,” such as dieting consciousness, weight prejudice, concepts of beauty and ageism, the athletic “sporty-but-sexy” dilemma, fashion dictates, the advertising onslaught, plastic surgery, and much more. Maine spares no target in this straightforward and entertaining expose.

Included are extensive “Strategies for Change” which are filled with ideas for personal and cultural growth and abundant resources with addresses, organizations and recommended reading. Loaded with inspirational quotes from familiar authors and well-researched facts.

Bodylove: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves: A Practical Guide for Women
by Rita Freedman, Ph.D.

From the back cover: Bodylove is for every woman who wants to be less critical of her appearance, less preoccupied with weight, and more in love with herself – physically, sexually, and emotionally.

Combining recent research with vivid case histories and practical techniques, Bodylove affirms a woman's basic right to like her looks and provides empowering tools to achieve that goal.

Transforming Body Image: Love the Body You Have
by Marcia Germaine Hutchinson, Ed.D.

From the back cover: “ Transforming Body Image teaches us to feel at home with our bodies, no matter what the shape or size. Through a series of guided exercises involving visualization, self-awareness, and journal writing she gives us the tools to deprogram society's messages and to transform our own perception of our body.” – The WomenSource Catalog and Review