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The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control
Emma Woolf
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Description for The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control
Paperback. The Ministry of Thin takes an unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Losing weight has become the modern woman's holy grail... everything will be better when we're thin.
We're obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet... Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we'll never win, and which will never make us happy.
The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849534123
SKU
V9781849534123
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99-10
About Emma Woolf
Emma Woolf is the great-niece of Virginia Woolf. After studying English at Oxford University she worked in publishing, before becoming a full-time writer. She is a columnist for The Times and also writes for The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Harper's Bazaar, Red, Grazia and Psychologies. She was a co-presenter on Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny; other media appearances include ... Read more
Reviews for The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control
A very honest, intelligent reflection on the causes and effects of society's obsession with thin.
Dr Linda Papadopoulos
The Ministry of Thin is frank, funny, and fascinating - I wanted to shout "hear, hear" at the end of almost every sentence.
Anne H. Putnam, author of Navel Gazing: One Woman's Quest for a Size Normal
A ... Read more
Dr Linda Papadopoulos
The Ministry of Thin is frank, funny, and fascinating - I wanted to shout "hear, hear" at the end of almost every sentence.
Anne H. Putnam, author of Navel Gazing: One Woman's Quest for a Size Normal
A ... Read more