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Creating Serenity, 3/20/15
“Absolutely recommend this book for so many reasons! y,
brilliant, and really eye opening!”
W.A. Bogart blog, 4/8/15
“A take no prisoners broadside in an area full of complexities
and unanswered questions…Ms. Brown makes lots of good points
about our individual and collective obsession with weight and
about the insistence of many that thinner means ier and
ter means er. While she does all this she writes candidly
of her own struggles with her size…Brown is forceful and
eloquent.”
Parade magazine, Mother's Day Gift Guide, 4/26/15
“Brown takes on fad diets, unattainable body ideals and the
misconceptions that shape how women view themselves.”
Supermodel Emme, 5/8/15
“Mothers/hers, educators/concerned citizens, RT & buy this
book.”
Energy Times June 2015
“[A] quest to learn how we learned to loathe our bodies.”
Library Journal, 3/15/14
“A well-researched and cogent argument for more rational
scientific approaches and humane cultural attitudes toward
, eating, and the concept of being overweight. Written in
an approachable style and peppered with short first-person
interview narratives…A solid general overview of the scientific
and cultural issues surrounding ness and with an
excellent starter bibliography.”
Philadelphia Tribune, 3/19/15
“Brown systematically unpacks what's been offered as the ‘truth'
about weight and …Brown tackles the myths and realities of
the ‘obesity epidemic' exposing the biggest lies driving the
rhetoric of obesity.”
San Francisco Book Review, 3/31/15
“Brown's conclusions…will likely shock most readers and make them
rethink much of what they assume, what they think they know about
weight and …This book may be just what most of us need, so we
can be kinder to ourselves and others and truly take care of the
bodies we have. It's a revelation.”
Hudson Valley News, 4/1/15
“Debunk[s] the dieting craze…Inspiring? Yes, especially the
author's concrete suggestions about weight, and beauty.”
Midwest Book Review, June 2015
“Exceptionally well written, organized and presented…Impressively
informed and informative…This is critically important reading for
anyone and everyone that has ever struggled with the emotional
impacts, social stigmas, and issues related to being
overweight.”
"[A]n inspired and inspiring book about our cultural obsession
with weight, our fetishization of thinness, and out demonization
of . Body of Truth is a compelling read, one that will make
you rethink your attitudes towards your body and your —and,
in the process, enable you to enjoy your life a bit more and
count calories a bit less."—Daphne Merkin, novelist, cultural
critic, and author of The Fame Lunches
"At turns harrowing and heartbreaking, Body of Truth is
ultimately life-affirming and always, always brave and honest. A
book every woman—no, everyone—should read."—Ann Hood, author of
The Obituary Writer and An Italian Wife
Well + Good, 2/1/15
"A must-read whether you're the most confident woman in the room
(or bikini) or can't remember the last time you had a nice
thought about your body." (One of the "10 y Books You've
Got to Read this Year")
Bookviews blog, April 2015
“[Brown's] book tackles the myths and realities of the ‘obesity
epidemic' and exposes the biggest lies driving the rhetoric of
obesity…[It] offers ways to think about weight and with
more common sense, accuracy, and respect…[An] excellent book…Read
it and learn the truth.”
Canada Free Press, 3/30; The Moral Liberal, 3/30; Political Truth
Serum, 3/30; Theo Spark, 3/30; Ammoland, 3/30; Facts Not Fantasy,
3/30; Renew America, 3/31; Somewhat Reasonable (blog of The
Heartland Institute), 3/31
“An excellent book…must-reading for everyone who has spent their
life obsessing about every bite of food they eat.”
Examiner.com, 4/8/15
“The introduction from Harriet Brown's new book is enough to
e the hell out of you. Finally. And for good.”
InfoDad blog, 4/9/15
“Argumentative and determinedly one-sided, Harriet Brown's Body
of Truth is a highly useful corrective to the veritable flood of
books warning people to watch their weight, change their weight,
balance their weight, and pay constant attention to their weight
in order to be y, fulfilled and happy. It is a book that
will surely be read with , if not glee, by the legions of
people who are weight-focused—including those that are, yes,
obsessed—but who are nevertheless unhappy in their own skin and
unconvinced that all the dieting, careful food choices, and
constant attention to weight have done them any good…Body of
Truth is essentially an extended argument that it is OK to be OK
with the body you have.”
Bustle, 4/17/15
“A must-read for anyone ready to start shaking this = bad,
thin = good obsession…Brown's book can help you love your body
now.”
“The Bookworm Sez”
“You'll see that everything you thought you knew about weight may
be a big lie…Read Body of Truth. You may have nothing to
lose.”
“Book Notes”
“Brown's argument is an incendiary one: Stop the useless yo-yo
dieting and accept yourself as you are.”
Psychotherapy Networker, May/June 2015
“[Brown] argues powerfully for the need to push back against
weight-shaming. She advocates cogently for a new paradigm to
transform how we think about our bodies and our body image. In
addition, Brown aptly captures how our thin-at-any-cost culture
promotes an obsessive, warped relationship with the daily
nourishment we can't live without but whose caloric impact we
often come to fear and mistrust.”
Midwest Book Review, May 2015
“More than a guide: it's an important consideration for
any social issues shelf and blends science, history and in
an examination of changing precedents for body image.”
Santa Fe New Mexican, 7/17/15
“Extensive research, which cumulatively starts to take hold…Brown
weaves in history, feminist theory, and studies into the nature
vs. nurture argument about beauty ideals to give a
well-considered look at why it is that we so often hate the
bodies we're in…Brown's writing is rousing…This is not a tepid,
guarded book. It makes its arguments and makes them with
force…Brown's book demands reconsideration of weight-based
beliefs and principles, of how we fundamentally perceive and talk
about weight.”
"[A] wonderful book...Hard-hitting and a must read for every
conscious individual."―Prabuddha Bharata (or Awakened
India)
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About the Author
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Harriet Brown is the author of Brave Girl Eating: A Family's
Struggle with Anorexia, which has been translated into several
languages and won a Books for a Better Life Award in 2011. She
has edited two anthologies and has written for the New York Times
Magazine and Tuesday science section, O Magazine, Psychology
Today, Prevention, and many other publications. Brown is an
associate professor of magazine journalism at the S.I. Newhouse
School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
harrietbrown.com
maudsleyparents.org
projectbodytalk.com
Twitter: @HarrietBrown
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