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Shrill : notes from a loud woman

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    Running Time: 06:00 hrs
    Narrator: the author
    Publisher:
    Hachette Audio, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: West, Lindy
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    Lindy West is a catalyst for a national conversation in a world where not all stories are created equal and not every body is treated with equal respect. Shrill is comprised of a series of essays that bravely shares her life, including her transition from quiet to feminist-out-loud.

    Contents:
    • Lady Kluck
    • Bones
    • Are You There, Margaret? It's Me, a Person Who Is Not a Complete Freak
    • How to Stop Being Shy in Eighteen Easy Steps
    • When Life Gives You Lemons
    • You're So Brave for Wearing Clothes and Not Hating Yourself!
    • The Red Tent
    • Hello, I Am Fat
    • Why Fat Lady So Mean to Baby Men?
    • Strong People Fighting Against the Elements
    • The Day I Didn't Fit
    • Chuckletown, USA, Population: Jokes
    • Death Wish
    • It's About Free Speech, It's Not About Hating Women
    • The Tree
    • The End
    • The Beginning
    • Slaying the Troll
    • Abortion Is Normal, It's Okay to Be Fat, and Women Don't Have to Be Nice to You.
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Essays, Humour
    Subject(s): Conduct of life | Feminists | United States | West, Lindy | Women | Women journalists
    Original Publisher: [New York], Hachette Book Group
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781478940067, 1478940069, 9781478964872, 1478964871