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Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self by Gottlieb, Lori

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“Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780684863580
Book Title
Stick Figure : a Diary of My Former Self
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Item Length
8.4 in
Publication Year
2000
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Lori Gottlieb
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Topic
Women, Psychopathology / Eating Disorders, General, Eating Disorders & Body Image
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684863588
ISBN-13
9780684863580
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1575789

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stick Figure : a Diary of My Former Self
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Psychopathology / Eating Disorders, General, Eating Disorders & Body Image
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Author
Lori Gottlieb
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-052226
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Martha Manningauthor ofUndercurrents: A Life Beneath the SurfaceLori Gottlieb's approach is compassionate, and very, very funny. More than just a book about anorexia,Stick Figureis an entertaining and thoughtful coming-of-age story that deals with an almost universal theme -- negotiating the minefields of early adolescence and living to tell the tale., Peggy Orensteinauthor ofSchool Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence GapBy turns earnest and funny, hopeful and tragic, eleven-year-old Lori is a latter-day Alice: She takes us through the distorted looking glass that's held up to young girls and into the harrowing land of eating disorders. There is no other word for it: You will devour this book -- and, hopefully, keep right on eating., Sarah Saffianauthor ofIthaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being FoundLori Gottlieb's eleven-year-old self is a singular storyteller of unblinking candor and precocious insight. As rife with wry humor as it is lacking in self-pity, this fast-paced chronicle of late-1970s adolescent anorexia is narrated with a light touch, and yet is chilling and poignant in its straightforward simplicity.
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Dewey Decimal
616.85/263/0092 B
Table Of Content
Contents Part One: Winter 1978"Who Do You Think You Are, Young Lady?"Captain of JusticePower ParagraphReal Women Don't Eat DessertThunder ThighsSex EducationChameleonLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"That's My Girl"The Lori MonumentSorry About the Milk Shake, Mr. PresidentDay of AtonementPart Two: Spring 1978Please Help the HungryLactose IntolerantIf You Can Pinch an InchLevel F, Section PinkFacts and FigureShrink MeAbsolute DelightDon't Talk with Your Mouth FullChewing on Air"Hello, Angels....It's Charlie"E Is for ElectrolytePart Three: Summer 1978Breck GirlFractionsBrownieCamp CedarsNoraHey, TaxiShereen's JeansLife without Andy GibbCutting the FatSecretary SchoolNorth StarDo Not ResuscitateStick FigureEggshellsYou Can Never Be Too Rich or Too ThinEpilogueAcknowledgments
Synopsis
Based on diaries written in 1978, when she was eleven years old, the author offers a chronicle of her battle with anorexia and the pressures from family, peers, and society that led her to starve herself., "I wish to be the thinnest girl at school, or maybe even the thinnest eleven-year-old on the entire planet,"confides Lori Gottlieb to her diary. "I mean, what are girls supposed to wish for, other than being thin?"For a girl growing up in Beverly Hills in 1978, the motto "You can never be too rich or too thin" is writ large. Precocious Lori learns her lessons well, so when she's told that "real women don't eat dessert" and "no one could ever like a girl who has thunder thighs," she decides to become a paragon of dieting. Soon Lori has become the "stick figure" she's longed to resemble. But then what?Stick Figuretakes the reader on a gripping journey, as Lori struggles to reclaim both her body and her spirit.By turns painful and wry, Lori's efforts to reconcile the conflicting messages society sends women ring as true today as when she first recorded these impressions. "One diet book says that if you drink three full glasses of water one hour before every meal to fill yourself up, you'll lose a pound a day. Another book says that once you start losing weight, everyone will ask, 'How did you do it?' but you shouldn't tell them because it's 'your little secret.' Then right above that part it says,'New York Timesbestseller.' Some secret."With an edgy wit and keenly observant eye,Stick Figuredelivers an engrossing glimpse into the mind of a girl in transition to adulthood. This raw, no-holds-barred account is a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of living up to society's expectations.
LC Classification Number
RC552.A5G68 2000
Copyright Date
2000
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  • by donnap2888
    Jun 05, 2008

    Stick Figure

    I decided to buy this book because a student of mine this year was dealing with aneorexia issues. The book gave real insight into the mind of a young girl with an eating disorder with it's diary format. I recommend this book for any woman.

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