New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown's latest romantic thriller is set against the lively and decadent backdrop of New Orleanswhere, to avenge the acquittal of his partner's murderer, a policeman kidnaps the defense lawyer's wife.[...]
A NOTE FROM JEN LANCASTER: "To whom the fat rolls...I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself skinny in hopes of a fabulous new life. And I hate the message that women can't possibly be happy until we all fit into our skinny jeans. I don't fi[...]
"New York Times "bestselling author Stephanie McAfee delivers another irreverent, laugh-out-loud page-turner about the (mis)adventures of plus-size spitfire Graciela "Ace" Jones.
With her fiance now her "ex-"fiance, Ace has hightailed it back to Bugtussle, Mississippi, and back to her Gramma Jo[...]
Provides more than three hundred low-fat recipes, including such healthful treats as Fruity Golden Waffles, Thai Vegetable Curry, Spanish-Style Vegetable Casserole, and others, none of which contain either dairy or animal products. Reprint.[...]
As featured in the book and movie "Forks Over Knives"
By greatly simplifying the work involved in preparing healthy, exciting meals, bestselling authors Dr. John McDougall and Mary McDougall continue to build upon the success of their acclaimed, low-fat McDougall Program books. In this latest [...]
A hands-on program for restoring thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive balance identifies a link between hormone-related metabolic problems and a range of diseases and disorders, outlining a program for weight loss, bolstering energy, and stress management. By the authors of Thyroid Power. Reprint. 50,[...]
For any woman who has ever had a love/hate relationship with food and with how she looks; for anyone who has knowingly or unconsciously used food to try to fill the hole in his heart or soothe the craggy edges of his psyche, Fat Girl is a brilliantly rendered, angst-filled coming-of-age story of gai[...]
Traces the author's personal weight-loss journey, from her initial weight struggles and the late-night epiphany about the connection between her body image and the happy life she wanted to her successful strategy of visualizing herself as a confident, successful, and desirable woman. Reprint.[...]
"The New York Times" bestseller
One of America's most original and biting comic satirists, Denis Leary takes on all the poseurs, politicians, and pop culture icons who have sucked in public for far too long. Sparing no one, Leary zeroes in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it--his Irish Catho[...]
In The Fattening of America, renowned health economist Eric Finkelstein, along with business writer Laurie Zuckerman, reveal how the U.S. economy has become the driving force behind our expanding waistlines.[...]
How would you like to lose weight without starvation diets, calorie counting, and complicated meal plans? Clean, Green, and Lean shows you how -- and you don't even have to exercise! It's all about expelling toxins from your body and your environment and watching those extra pounds fall off in just [...]
With slight exaggeration, a case can be made that modern finance has been built, in practice, if not in theory, on implicit tolerance and widespread ignorance of extreme events.[...]
Reducing the level of fat in your diet to 10% can save your life, and this book gives you all the tools you need to do just that. Everything you need to know about is in this book: recipes, conversion charts, pantry staples, dining-out tips, progress tables, an exercise program, and detailed appendi[...]
From the Fat of Our Souls offers a revealing new perspective on medicine, and the reasons for choosing or combining indigenous and cosmopolitan medical systems, in the Andean highlands. Closely observing the dialogue that surrounds medicine and medical care among Indians and Mestizos, Catholics and [...]
Originally published in 1969, Fat City is an American classic whose stature has increased over the years. Made into an acclaimed film by John Huston, the book is set in and around Stockton, California.[...]
**One of NPR's Best Books of 2017** "Petersen's gloriously bumptious, brash ode to nonconforming women suits the needs of this dark moment. Her careful examination of how we eviscerate the women who confound or threaten is crucial reading if we are ever to be better."--Rebecca Traister, New York Ti[...]