On Beauty (26 books)

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What is Beauty? Where can it be found? What is the purpose of beauty? Join me on this investigative quest to contemplate the beautiful.

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1		History of Beauty by Umberto Eco (Editor) 3.82 avg rating — 67,853 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property by Lewis Hyde (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,215 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		God Is Beautiful and Loves Beauty: The Object in Islamic Art and Culture by Sheila S. Blair (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women by Ellen Atlanta 4.08 avg rating — 1,725 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Abuse of Beauty: Aesthetics and the Concept of Art by Arthur C. Danto 4.06 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Radiance from the Waters: Ideals of Feminine Beauty in Mende Art by Sylvia Ardyn Boone 4.81 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America by Mary Otto 3.89 avg rating — 1,174 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Analysis of Beauty by William Hogarth 3.58 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Beauty From the Earth: Pueblo Indian Pottery from the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by J.J. Brody 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 6,013 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art by Anjan Chatterjee 3.71 avg rating — 407 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products Endanger Your Health... and What You Can Do about It by Samuel S. Epstein 4.02 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Beauty by Dave Beech (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection by David W. Penney 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Running for Health and Beauty: A Complete Guide for Women by Kathryn Lance (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger by Albert Hofstadter (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Ecumenism of Beauty (Mount Tabor Books) by Timothy Verdon (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Beauty Fades, Dumb Is Forever: The Making of a Happy Woman by Judy Sheindlin 3.93 avg rating — 829 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry 3.66 avg rating — 1,753 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps by Allen H. Eaton 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 31,200 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22		The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi 3.48 avg rating — 2,259 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22		The Golden Ratio: The Divine Beauty of Mathematics by Gary B. Meisner (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22		The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival by Gabrielle Glaser 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25		Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands―Selections from the Hossein Afshar Collection by Aimee Froom (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26		Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction by Bence Nanay (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 520 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

26 books · 4 voters · list created December 4th, 2021 by Emily (votes) .

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