{"product_id":"being-beautiful-isbn-9780785838074","title":"Being Beautiful","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeauty. How do we achieve it? Who gets to define it? How do you live a beautiful life? Beauty standards of today are exacting, ever-evolving, and often overwhelming. \u003ci\u003eBeing Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e is your timely, illustrated guide and companion to navigating the relentless pursuit of beauty, both inside and out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A captivating collection of \u003cb\u003ewritings, quotes, poems, and musings from some of the world's greatest thinkers\u003c\/b\u003e—philosophers, celebrities, writers, cultural commentators, and more—\u003cb\u003eon what it means to be beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, it is an inspiring anthology for anyone interested in the concept of personal beauty, from the clothes we wear and the make-up we use, to the lives we lead and the relationships we nurture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through contemplative, humorous, uplifting and humbling passages interspersed with specially commissioned \u003cb\u003eillustrations\u003c\/b\u003e, the book attempts to explore and illuminate what beauty means to us in the twenty-first century. And most of all, \u003cb\u003eto inspire, provoke and delight\u003c\/b\u003e. The discussion is organized into five chapters:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiving Beautifully\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOuter Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eTopics range from how we might define a beautiful face (\u003cb\u003eEdmund Burke\u003c\/b\u003e), how one can live a \"beautiful\" life (\u003cb\u003eBuddha\u003c\/b\u003e), and the beauty that can be found in aging (\u003cb\u003eNaomi Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e). Contributors include such varied voices as \u003cb\u003eSali Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Cage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Brontë\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoan Collins\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eKate Moss\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892752412901,"sku":"NP9780785838074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/a0b4b58f-a297-48f3-b4a1-ab03007fc837.jpg?v=1767834119","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/being-beautiful-isbn-9780785838074","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}