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This is Big

Name: This is Big
Brand: Vintage Publishing
SKU: 25290436
Price: 16.07 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Marisa Meltzer
ISBN: 9781784742393

Marisa Meltzer

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 25290436

Publishers Vintage Publishing, April 2020

''A life-changing book'' Viv GroskopMarisa Meltzer was put on her first diet aged five: it was the b... Full description

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''A life-changing book'' Viv Groskop

Marisa Meltzer was put on her first diet aged five: it was the beginning of a fraught relationship with food.

Jean Nidetch was a housewife from Queens who defiantly lost 70 pounds after she was mistaken for being pregnant. Taking everything she learned from this experience, in 1963 she founded Weight Watchers, a company that has shaped decades of diet culture.

When Marisa reads Jean''s obituary, she feels a moment of intense connection. Curious about the woman and her legacy, she signs up for a year of Weight Watchers; counting points, weighing in and listening to her fellow members struggle with their bodies.

This is Big is a biography of an idiosyncratic entrepreneur whose impact is still felt strongly today. It is a history of dieting and body politics for anyone who has agonised over their weight or defiantly tried not to do so. And it is Marisa''s funny and thoughtful journey towards a different way to live in the world.

''This is the anti-diet book I''ve been waiting for'' Daisy Buchanan