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Drawing on the expertise of African-American female scientists, academics, health-care practitioners, and writers, a self-help book focuses on the physical and emotional concerns of black women. Original. 75,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. First serial, Essence.
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Body & Soul is the first and only self-help book specifically written to address Black women's health concerns. Seeking to end the damaging conspiracy of silence about the realities of Black women's lives, Body & Soul gives voice to the physical, emotional, and spiritual health experiences of Black women today. Drawing on the expertise of Black female scientists, academics, health care practitioners, and writers, and featuring the first-person stories of more than sixty women from across the country along with more than one hundred illustrations and photographs, Body & Soul is organized into six sections: Our Bodies, Our Reproductive Health, Our Emotional Well-Being, Loving, Health Care, and Keeping Safe in a Hostile World.
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