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Don' t believe everything you read. Open any magazine or turn on any T.V. show and you' ll be bombarded with air brushed, perfectly styled and made-up celebrities and super models, icons of beauty that real women can never match. Too often, girls, measure themselves against these unrealistic images and find themselves lacking. But we can all break free from the cult of celebrity and start liking the face we see in the mirror once we understand that many of these images of beauty are all made up. In the spirit of "Fast Food Nation," media-awareness activist Audrey Brashich delivers an in-depth, informative, and eye-opening look at the effect the media and pop culture has on young women' s self images.Brashich, Audrey is the author of 'All Made Up A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Culture And Celebrating Real Beauty' with ISBN 9780802780744 and ISBN 0802780741.
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