Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
By: Sofie Hagen
4.24
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life …
Want to Read $ 12.99"We constantly have to reach an impossible standard in order to just be taken a little bit seriously, and you can't help but wonder if it's all a trick. If we are meant to be too busy applying lipstick to get involved with polictics, business decisions and activisim."-Sofie Hagen, Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
"We constantly have to reach an impossible standard in order to just be taken a little bit seriously, and you can't help but wonder if it's all a trick. If we are meant to be too busy applying lipstick to get involved with polictics, business decisions and activisim."-Sofie Hagen, Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
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1. Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
By: Linda Bacon
4.20
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or si… read more
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- audiobook
- health
- feminism
- nonfiction
- self help
"Food is a wonderful source of pleasure—but it will get you into trouble if it’s the only source of pleasure you have in your life."-Linda Bacon, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
2. Body Positive Power: How learning to love yourself will save your life
By: None
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
We've been convinced that happiness is something that only comes once we hit that goal weight, get … read more
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3. Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
By: Jes Baker
4.00
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
THIS IS JES BAKER'S BODY-LOVE PARTY, AND YOU'RE INVITED. Among the many Things No One Will Tell… read more
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- audiobook
- self help
- memoir
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- fat
"You're not a better person if you eat carrots, and you're not a fuckup if you eat pie."-Jes Baker, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
"Our bodies cannot truly be hidden, no matter how many black outfits we wear. No matter how many pairs of Spanx we own. No matter how much we suck it in. Doesn't it seem like a better use of our time …"-Jes Baker, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
4. Fix the System, Not the Women
By: Laura Bates
4.52
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Too often, we blame women. For walking home alone at night. For not demanding a seat at the table. … read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"So how do we fix it? The short answer is that we don't. We have wasted decades telling women and girls how to fix things. How to fix themselves. How to stay safe. It hasn't worked. Because women were…"-Laura Bates, Fix the System, Not the Women
5. Den, der lever stille
By: Leonora Christina Skov
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Da Leonoras mor dør, beslutter hun at skrive den faktiske historie om sig selv og sit liv. Om den e… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
6. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
By: Sonya Renee Taylor
4.23
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
A global movement guided by love. Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of bel… read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"There is gorgeous potential and heinous instinct in us all."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"Being different is difficult in a world that tells us there is a "normal."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"The most powerful antidote to a world of body terrorism is a world of compassion. Giving yourself the gift of grace is an act of revolution!"-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"Systems do not maintain themselves; even our lack of intervention is an act of maintenance. Every structure in every society is upheld by the active and passive assistance of other human beings."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
7. In Defence of the Act
By: Effie Black
4.12
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
Are we more like a coffee bean, a carrot or an egg? What happens to us when we are boiled in the tr… read more
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- humor
- mental health
"Anorexia is a secretive disease, it fed on Beth's stories of conquering her past demons."-Effie Black, In Defence of the Act
"Sharing is the currency of friendship, perhaps everywhere, but especially at university."-Effie Black, In Defence of the Act
"We speak until our mouths ache. I won't remember what we speak about, but I'll be certain it was deep. We are both terribly deep."-Effie Black, In Defence of the Act
8. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- humor
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
9. What's That Lady Doing?
By: Lou Sanders
3.91
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'A deftness that catches your breath' - Fern Brady 'An incredible piece of writing' - Brett Goldst… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. Sorry, aber ...
By: Tara-Louise Wittwer
4.07
Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition
Eine scharfsinnige und humorvolle Analyse unserer Entschuldigungskultur von Bestseller-Autorin Tara… read more
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- feminism
- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia
By: Kate Manne
4.25
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research t… read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey
By: Edel Rodriguez
4.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From “America’s illustrator in chief” ( Fast Company ), a graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, co… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
13. Sex Power Money
By: Sara Pascoe
4.04
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Part comedy, part anthropological study, here is everything Sara Pascoe has learned from scientists… read more
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- biography
- feminism
- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an ey… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. You Are Not a Before Picture
By: Alex Light
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, enlightening and empowering guide to disavowing diet culture and learning to make peace … read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
By: Aubrey Gordon
4.41
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of Your Fat Friend, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias faci… read more
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- audiobook
- memoir
- health
- feminism
- nonfiction
- fat
17. Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
By: Virginia Sole-Smith
4.31
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that “fat” is b… read more
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- audiobook
- health
- mental health
- nonfiction
- self help
18. The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being
By: Christy Harrison
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing critique of modern wellness culture and how it stands in the way of true well-being that … read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. You Have the Right to Remain Fat
By: Virgie Tovar
4.27
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Growing up as a fat girl, Virgie Tovar believed that her body was something to be fixed. But after … read more
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- self help
- memoir
- health
- feminism
- nonfiction
- fat
"Any future that doesn't center the eradication of oppression and collective freedom is not a future worth imagining."-Virgie Tovar, You Have the Right to Remain Fat
"You cannot earn freedom through conformity. You cannot buy your way in And we can only claim it when we recognize it is already ours."-Virgie Tovar, You Have the Right to Remain Fat
"My life wouldn't be easier if I were thin. My life would be easier if this culture wasn't obsessed with oppressing me because I'm fat. The solution to a problem like bigotry is not to do everything i…"-Virgie Tovar, You Have the Right to Remain Fat
"I think about the thousand ways that the women in my family were silently (and sometimes outright) expected to give up their lives, their dreams, and their desires, so that they could become the glor…"-Virgie Tovar, You Have the Right to Remain Fat
20. The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy
By: Caroline Dooner
4.04
Format: 304 pages, ebook
From comedian and ex-diet junkie Caroline Dooner, an inspirational guide that will help you stop di… read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Sugar is addictive like oxygen is addictive. Your body fucking needs it."-Caroline Dooner, The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy
21. Food Isn’t Medicine: Challenge Nutrib*llocks & Escape the Diet Trap
By: Joshua Wolrich
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Losing weight is not your life's purpose.Do carbs make you fat?Could the keto diet cure mental heal… read more
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- self help
- health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass
By: Jes Baker
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
By the author of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls and a heroine of the body image movement, an int… read more
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- audiobook
- self help
- biography
- memoir
- health
- feminism
- humor
- nonfiction
- fat
"I am not here for the men of this world--not as a scapegoat or a baby-maker, and certainly not solely for their sexual satisfaction. My purpose is far greater than shallow bullshit."-Jes Baker, Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass
"How much are we allowed to change our bodies while still being body positive? Does that amount of change decrease if we call ourselves part of the fat acceptance movement? Does the community get to v…"-Jes Baker, Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass
23. It Takes Blood and Guts
By: Skin
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Skin, the trail-blazing lead singer of multi-million-selling rock band Skunk Anansie, is a global f… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Visage Pur Cream Your Path To Raised Skin Easily And Care Quickly What can cause lines? This issue was previously prevented because individuals somehow got used-to the very fact that getting old is c…"-Skin, It Takes Blood and Guts
24. Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing & Liberation
By: Hilary Kinavey
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A holistic and powerful framework for accepting and liberating our bodies, and ourselves. Have y… read more
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- audiobook
- self help
- health
- mental health
- nonfiction
- fat
25. Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
By: Sofie Hagen
4.24
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life … read more
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- audiobook
- self help
- biography
- memoir
- health
- feminism
- humor
- mental health
- nonfiction
- fat
"We constantly have to reach an impossible standard in order to just be taken a little bit seriously, and you can't help but wonder if it's all a trick. If we are meant to be too busy applying lipstic…"-Sofie Hagen, Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
26. Just Eat It: How Intuitive Eating Can Help You Get Your Shit Together Around Food
By: Laura Thomas
4.06
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
Just Eat It isn't just a book. It's part of a movement to give women power and control over our bod… read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives
By: Miguel M. Morales
4.21
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
We're here. We're queer. We're fat. This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radically … read more
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- nonfiction
- fat
28. How Was It for You?: Stories from a Sex Worker
By: Eve Smith
3.66
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
The author of How Was It for You? is a sex worker. Let’s call her ‘Eve’. Eve is someone’s partner. … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom
By: Chrissy King
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From author and wellness personality Chrissy King, an exciting, genre-redefining narrative mix of m… read more
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- self help
- health
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically
By: Stephanie Yeboah
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"The truth is, body positivity is for white women. White female bodies being safe is paramount to m… read more
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- audiobook
- self help
- memoir
- feminism
- mental health
- nonfiction
- fat
31. Guillotine
By: Delilah S. Dawson
4.02
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
The Menu meets Ready of Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New … read more
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- audiobook
