books.on.EDs
My Life As a Male Anorexic
Author : Michael Krasnow
It is the autobiographical account of a young man's ongoing struggle
with anorexia. Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he
chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book.
He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing
to all readers. While ignoring statistics and not pretending to be an
expert on the disorder, Michael simply tells readers what his life is
like and how anorexia has ffected - even controlled - it.
The Hungry Self : Women, Eating, and Identity
Author : Kim Chernin
THE HUNGRY SELF explores the often troubled relationship between
mothers and daughters and how daughters of all ages and backgrounds
often flee the struggle for identity and self-development into an
obsession with food.
A Hunger So Wide and So Deep : American Women Speak Out on Eating
Problems
Author : Becky W. Thompson
A readable account based on interviews with 18 white, Latina, and
African American women aged 19-46 in which the author found that in
one-third to two-thirds of the cases, eating disorders were linked to
emotional or, more particularly, sexual abuse. Such women are seeking
control over their lives, Thompson argues, and food is the most
accessible tool. She also examines the healing process, detailing these
women's experiences with Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous and
individual counseling.
Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery : A Hunger for Meaning (Haworth Women's
Studies)
Author : Karen Way
Argues that the eating disorder is an addiction--an obsession
controlling all aspects of someone's life--and that recovery is possible
by finding meaning in life. Based on the personal experiences of 21
women who have gone through the process.
Never Too Thin
Author : Eva Szekely
Owl Was a Baker's Daughter : Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the
Repressed Feminine--A Psychological Study
Author : Marion Woodman
Eye-opening insights into the body as mirror of the psyche in eating
disorders and weight disturbances. Case studies and practical procedures
emphasize the integration of body and soul.
Bulimarexia : The Binge/Purge Cycle
Author : Marlen Boskind-White, Marlene Boskind-White, William C. White
Here is basic information about the dynamics of the binge/purge cycle,
including socialization and the family, adolescent danger signals, the
college years and beyond, bulimarexia and the body, workshops and future
prospects. The new edition adds findings about physiological effects,
drug therapy, and nutritional counseling.
Straight Talk About Eating Disorders (Straight Talk Series)
Author : Michael Maloney, Rachel Kranz
Eating Our Hearts Out : Personal Accounts of Women's Relationship to
Food
Author : Leslea Newman (Editor)
The author of Fat Chance and SomeBody to Love: A Guide to Loving the
Body You Have presents 92 personal accounts by women of all ages and
walks of life, who tell stories of their past and present problems with
food, their childhood traumas, how their lives have been affected, and
their visions of the future.
The Long Road Back, A Survivors Guide to Anorexia
Author : Judy Tam Sargent
A young woman's harrowing journey through the hell of anorexia and an
antiquated health-care system that had much to learn about what is
needed for long-lasting and full recovery. BRAVO to this young woman's
strength, determination and courage to tell her truth and commitment to
help others through the telling of her story. A strong testimonial to
the human spirit's ability to heal despite the odds against it.
Dancing on My Grave : An Autobiography
Author : Gelsy Kirkland
The shattering story of a dream which became a heartbreaking nightmare
for one of America's most famous ballerinas, Gelsey Kirkland, who
chronicles her brilliant start as a dancer with George Balanchine, her
legendary partnership with Mikhail Baryshnikov, her agonizing descent
into drugs, and her struggles to rise again.
Inner Hunger : A Young Woman's Struggle Through Anorexia and Bulimia
Author : Marianne Apostolides
Cynthia [Nappa] Bitter's revealing biography is the intensely personal
story of anorexia nervosa whose eating disorder began when she was
fourteen. The obsessive mindset and the horrendous medical complications
of bulimia and anorexia lead her to the brink of death before she
discovered what it would take to save her life and her sanity.
Good Enough: When Losing is Winning, Perfection Becomes Obsession, and Thin Enough Can Never Be Achieved
Author : Cynthia N. Bitter
"Inner Hunger" combines an honest and nonjudgmental account of my
decade-long struggle through anorexia and bulimia with specific,
well-researched advice about dealing with an eating disorder.
The Secret Language Of Eating Disorders
Author: Peggy Claude Pierre
Peggy has set up a clinic in Canada to treat Eating Disorder victims after she "cured" her
two daughters of anorexia. She talks about how an eating disorder manifests itself and she
describes her incredible treatment methods. A VERY good book.
Published By : Random House 1997
The Golden Cage
Author : Helde Bruch, M.D.
This book gives good insight on anorexia and is very informative. If you are concerned about a
friend, loved one, or anyone that might have anorexia, pick up this book. It is also helpfull to anyone
that is an actual sufferer themselves.
Published By : Harvard University Press 1978
Addiction to Perfection
Author :Marion Woodman
Published By : Inner City Books - Toronto , Canada 1989
The Deadly Diet
Author : Terence Sand beck, Ph.D
Excellent book to read if you are planning to recover or are in recovery. The author describes
how you can self-help yourself in some parts and then goes on to show you how you and your
therapist/counseler can read and do the book together.
Published By : New Harbinger 1986
Best Little Girl In The World
Author : Steven Levenkron
This is a very good book for fictional reading on anorexia and bulimia. Mr. Levenkron has taken
his patient's experiences and has rolled them into one little girl named "Kessa", who gets trapped in
the world of anorexia/bulimia and obsessive compulsive disorder when her ballet teacher tells her to
lose a few pounds.
Published By : Contemporary Books 1978
Wasted : A Memoir Of Anorexia And Bulimia
Author : Marya Horbacher
The New York Times Book Review, Caroline Knapp : Wasted is a gritty, unflinching look at
eating disorders, and Hornbacher's refusal to tie the story up in a neat packaged labeled "Triumph"
or "Recover" speaks to her respect for their insidious power and persistence... at 23, still living in a
"state of mutal antagonism" with her illness, can Hornbacher turn her experience into something larger
than the sum of its harrowing parts? Wasted is written from the raw, disintegrated center of young
pain : there is power in this apporach; there is also limitations. Entertainment Weekly : This is a
terrifically well-written book... Her narrative ability is powerfully intact.
Published By : Harpercollins 1998
Hunger Point
Author : Jillian Medoff
From Booklist : Twenty-seven year old Frannie Hungter is living with her parents, working the
late shift as a waitress at a local restaurant. Her overachieving sister has recently been hospitilized
with an eating disorder, and Frannie herself is obsessed with food and her fluctuation of weight.
When her sister commits suicide, Frannie is shocked out of her lethargy and slowly starts to build a
life for herself. If it's possible to carry off a novel on the strength of the heroine's voice alone, then
that's precisely what first-novelist Medoff has done...
Published By : Harpercollins 1997
Second Star To The Right
Author : Deborah Hautzig
This is a great book to read for anyone suffering from an eating disorder. It is a good story on a
14 year old girl's tale of her touching journey through the hells of anorexia.
Published By : Random House 1988
Goodbye Paper Doll
Author : Anne Snyder
Goodbye Paper Doll brings you to the cutting reality of an eating disorder. It goes through what
a girl will do to be accepted in life while describing the slow form of suicde know as anorexia.
Published By : New American Library 1990
SomeBody To Love : A Guide To Loving The Body You Have
Author : Leslea Newman
Published By : Third Side Pr 1992
Helping Athletes With Eating Disorders
Author : Ron A. Thompson, Roberta Trattner Sherman
This is a very good book for any athlete and coach to read because it goes through what eating
disorders are, the connection of sports and eating disorders, the affects of an eating disorder on an
athlete's performance, and how a coach or coaches should approach an athlete wtih an ED.
Published By : Human Kinetics Pub 1992
Dying To Be Thin : Understand & Defeating Anorexia & Bulimia
Author : Marc Zimmer, Ira
M. Sacker
Lots of info. in this book about where eating disorder victims can go for help as well as it
examines the two disorders known as anorexia and bulimia.
Published By : Warner Books 1995
Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and Food
Author : Margo Maine
This book is about the void that comes from a fatherless family and how it can trigger a daughter
to fill that void with food and bring about other complex emotional issues.
Published By : Burze Designs & Books 1991
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