Why are women so ashamed of certain parts of their bodies? And why are our feelings about our midsections so hard to navigate? These are the questions that animate My Belly, an unflinching and funny portrait of one woman’s obsession with a seemingly innocent body part. Hilde Otsby is a critic, a thinker, and an acclaimed author. At the start of My Belly, she is on tour promoting her latest work about the culture and science of memory. As she poses for a photographer from the London Times, she silently worries about how her belly will look on the front page of the Arts section. Later, she realizes how ridiculous this is: she’s being celebrated for an intellectual achievement, and yet all she can focus on is her appearance. How did a girl from an academic home, where intellect was always valued more than looks, find herself in this position? As she approaches her 45th birthday, Hilde discovers she’s spent 30 years obsessing over her belly. If she had spent all that time writing books, she would have written the equivalent of Knaussgard’s My Struggle. All six volumes. How can we stop obsessing over our bodies and claim back our time? We can start by understanding who and what led us to this place. In My Belly, Hilde explores the original reason she began hating her body after being abused as a child. She examines the norms of popular culture and patriarchal attitudes towards her and other women’s bodies. She delves into diets revealing that by the time most women reach her age, they have tried 61 diets and explores the prevalence of weight discrimination in our society. Drawing on philosophy, neurology, sociology, literature, and popular culture, as well as her own dark truths, Hilde offers an honest look at an obsession that seems to have plagued women for centuries. Readers will come away with laughter, anger, tears, and a new perspective on their own unique struggles.

In this book is a collection of my poems that I had written over the years. As you read the poems, each poem becomes a window to what I was going through or experienced at that time. This book was design to encourage you through your hard times. This book is also designed to usher you into worship. The main reason for this book manifesting in such a time as this is to give glory to God. God has brought me out of so many emotional roller coasters, people hating me and speaking all matters of evil against me, bad relationships, fighting myself, fighting the enemy, and fighting who I am in God. I pray to God and my lord and savior Jesus Christ that this book will have you in your walk toward your destiny but, most of all, your relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Stay Blessed!

My stomach is amazing! Young readers will discover the shape, features, and functions of the stomach in this conversational, colorfully illustrated book. Sidebars, diagrams, and fun facts introduce helpful information about the workings of your own amazing machine. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades P-4.

"Sigh, great Gods, it's fine as long as I don't say anything. About that, lend me some aphrodisiac."Yi Yi felt a little unsteady on her feet. The moon was getting stronger and stronger.Many years later, Yi Yi shouted anxiously, "Tianfeng, my daughter was not careful. She sealed mine! Come quickly!" Practice some kind of incantation, and even use her as a test.

Come join Sam on his Adventure in the Hospital as he visits the Emergency Room and the Operating Room. As he becomes a patient, he experiences different procedures.

Celiac Disease through the eyes of a child.

I was married right out of high school and bore two sons within the first two years. Needing extra income but wanting to stay home with my sons, I decided to start an in-home childcare facility. I did childcare for the next forty-two years. I had many children enrolled in my childcare facility, all with different wants and needs. One child in particular was constantly hungry. Within an hour after breakfast, he would want something to eat. He told me his tummy was growling. I told him he needed to tame the monster in his tummy. He then told me that he could only tame it if he fed the monster; therefore, it became a game with him when he was hungry. It wasn't long until all the children claimed they had a monster in their tummy and needed something to eat. We would use this monster story during our circle time. The children enjoyed talking about the kind of tummy monster they had in their tummy. I decided to use this as a story line for my second children's book. 1

1st - Chicago - Since the dawn of time, women have shared their stories. They share their ambitions and passions, their sorrows and worries, their dreams and their joys.They do this to learn, to teach, to encourage, and to grow. There is freedom in confession.In her travels around the world as a professional oriental (belly) dancer, Raksanna has met women in all stages of life and from all backgrounds. She has collected the confessions of women who all have one thing in common...the dance.Join women from around the world who have experienced first-hand the life changing, transformational power of the ancient art of belly dance. Share their laughter and tears...and who knows, perhaps you too will feel the longing to confess.(Special Commemorative Edition)

Nothing is more exciting than the weekend, and no one loves it more than six- year- old Paris. There are so many fun things to do. However, when the jelly monster gets released in to her tummy and threatens to ruin the day, can Mommy come up with a way to turn things around before it’s too late?

Addressing a wide range of conditions, including digestive problems, anxiety, and depression, this handy guide helps readers reclaim basic health by using proven techniques to reconnect with their bodies. The authors show how to tap into the body/spirit's intuitive center and perform simple, quick exercises to heal. Twenty-seven line drawings and 11 photographs simplify the process, and gentle humor offers encouragement. From the Trade Paperback edition.