I Am Beautiful : A Celebration of Women

By: Carpenter, Dana

A compilation of 50 powerful and beautiful essays with photos of women in their fullest glory--mountain climbing, dancing, spending time with best friends and reflecting on their lives and loved ones.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967511305
• ISBN13: 9780967511306
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Sole Sisters, Incorporated
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Score another point for hope!

When I first picked up this book in a bookstore, I wanted to cry. To be honest, the tears welled up in my eyes. They weren't tears of sadness; they were tears of joy. This book is a welcome accompaniment to any home concerened with the importance of a woman's well-being, both physical and otherwise. The pictures are honest renderings of real women, women you'd bump into in the supermarket, or pass on a typical city street. The stories are the ones you've told to yourself time and again--here they are in unison, confirming everything you suspected about the magic inside yourself. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

A true celebration of REAL women

Hurray for a book that dares to represent the voices and images of REAL women of all ages and ethnicities!!!!! So often we are forced to read about the personal trials and triumphs of various celebrities on the subject of body image and self-esteem. While some of these stories may be insightful and even enriching, they're still the stories of an already select and sanctioned population who've been validated time and again by the media for a physical perfection that we everyday women should work hard, consciously or subconsciously, to emulate and admire. Now we can hear the stories of everyday women, women just like ourselves, who have important and poignant stories to tell. Thanks to the editors of this daring and moving book, these women have a forum that truly celebrates their opinions and reflections, and we readers have something to be grateful for.

The Meaning of Life

I Am Beautiful is a very special work of art, not only graphically, but in its content. Often, we do not take the time to come back to the real meaning of life and what it means to live. I Am Beautiful is a reminder of life's basic needs and the ability to see beauty in yourself and others. It allows you to identify in spirit and soul with women of the world who may not fit the "ideal" standard of the "perfect" beautiful woman. Beauty is beyond skin, it is internal. It is how you live and express yourself in life. It is how you envelop your internal beauty as well as your external beauty. This book helps remind you of those simple needs for a fulfilling life.

Women supporting Women

After reading this book, I immediately bought 4 more as gifts for my closest female friends. The book delivers the message that beauty comes in many different forms. I ask you...why is it that a 250 lb woman can feel just as beautiful as the woman who is 105 lbs? Or ... why is it that the 105 lb woman doesn't feel nearly as beautiful as the 250 lb woman? This books helps to shed light on the beauty that women have found within themselves - and the journey it took to get them there. I gave my friends this book to help them each discover their own personal beauty.Thank you Dana and Woody for this book, which I consider a gift to me. I encourage everyone to share this book with their friends.

Amazing and inspiring

I just love this book, I love sharing it with my female friends and watching their faces glow as they read it. It nearly brings me to tears over and over. It's very simple. A collection of photos of ordinary (but extraordinary!) women who think they are beautiful, and why. If I could afford to, I'd buy it for every woman I know.