Ricki Lake
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Description
From the beloved teen star, talk-show host, and media personality, an uplifting and revelatory memoir about turning forty, losing weight, and learning to reinvent oneself at any age.
Ricki Lake's life has been a series of rebirths-from fat to skinny, married to divorced, rich to poor, and more. In her intimate, bold, and relatable book, Ricki shows us how her unique life in the spotlight offers wisdom to anyone who has ever struggled in her own skin....
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An 18-year old girl is mistaken for the widow of a millionaire's son. Homeless, penniless and pregnant, the girl reluctantly accepts the generosity of the dead man's grieving mother and finds herself falling in love with her late husband's twin brother.
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director...
6) Embrace
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When Body Image Activist Taryn Brumfitt posted an unconventional before-and-after photo in 2013 it was seen by more than 100 million people worldwide and sparked an international media frenzy. Embrace follows Taryn's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.
7) Moon Manor
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With advancing Alzheimer's and a determination to do things his way, Jimmy's decided to throw himself a fabulous FUNeral before his intentional death, showing his estranged brother, salt-of-the earth caretaker, sharp-witted death doula, a novice obituary writer, a cosmic being, and the guests at his FUNeral - that sometimes the art of living just may be the art of dying. The debut feature from female filmmaking duo and childhood best friends KnifeRock....