The Heavy: A Mother, a Daughter, a Diet—a Memoir
By: Dara-Lynn Weiss
3.67
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother andBringing Up Bebe,a mother's unflinching memoir ab…
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1. Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North
By: Blair Braverman
3.80
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
By the time Blair Braverman was eighteen, she had left her home in California, moved to arctic Norw… read more
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2. Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight: The Six-Week Total-Life Slim Down
By: Peter Walsh
4.03
Format: 453 pages, Hardcover
A houseful of clutter may not be the only reason people pack on extra pounds, but research proves t… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- health
3. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
By: Po Bronson , Ashley Merryman
3.51
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is… read more
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4. Fitness Junkie
By: Lucy Sykes
3.91
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling authors of The Knockoff, an outrageously funny novel about one woman's attempt… read more
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- audiobook
5. The Heavy: A Mother, a Daughter, a Diet—a Memoir
By: Dara-Lynn Weiss
3.67
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother andBringing Up Bebe,a mother's unflinching memoir ab… read more
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- audiobook
6. The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl
By: Shauna Reid
3.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
In January 2001 Shauna Reid was twenty-three years old and twenty-five stone. Determined to turn he… read more
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7. Why We Write About Ourselves: Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature
By: Meredith Maran
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Paperback
Everything an aspiring memoirist needs to know, in one readable volume, a follow-up to the acclaime… read more
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8. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
By: Roxane Gay
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image,… read more
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9. Not My Father's Son
By: Alan Cumming
4.15
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
Dark, painful memories can be put away to be forgotten. Until one day they all flood back in horrib… read more
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10. Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
By: Scott Jurek , Steve Friedman
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force--and darling--in the grueling and gro… read more
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11. Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
By: Jacob Tomsky
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Kitchen Confidentialand Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically i… read more
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12. Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
By: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
3.67
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A front-of-the-house Kitchen Confidential from a career maître d’hotel who manned the front of the … read more
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- audiobook
"It never fails, the most awful human beings, the power hungry, those with the least personality, kindness, and humanity, are general managers in restaurants."-Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
13. Fast Like a Girl
By: Mindy Pelz
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Includes a 30-Day fasting reset that uses the power of your cycle—even if you no longer have one! … read more
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14. “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
By: Aubrey Gordon
4.33
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the fac… read more
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15. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
By: Daniel E. Lieberman
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging s… read more
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"Eating sensibly and exercising don't guarantee long life and good health; they just decrease the risk of getting sick."-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"The mantra of this book is that nothing about the biology of exercise makes sense except in the light of evolution, and nothing about exercise as a behavior makes sense except in the light of anthrop…"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"We evolved to be physically active as we age, and in turn being active helps us age well. Further, the longer we stay active, the greater the benefit, and it is almost never too late to benefit from …"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"For generation after generation, our ancestors young and old woke up each morning thankful to be alive and with no choice but to spend several hous walking, digging, and doing other physical activiti…"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
16. They're Going to Love You
By: Meg Howrey
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A magnetic tale of betrayal, art, and ambition, set in the world of professional ballet, New York C… read more
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"Marriage is always kind of a net loss, for girls."-Meg Howrey, They're Going to Love You
"I've had a life of interrupted things, you see. Perhaps I can't bear to have one more part of myself go unfinished."-Meg Howrey, They're Going to Love You
"All this wasted time. For nothing. For ego. Because nobody could get exactly what they wanted. Because nobody knew how to stop themselves from being themselves."-Meg Howrey, They're Going to Love You
"What is the thing that happens in a friendship that isn't an absence of sex? The thing added, that's maybe only between women. Not a matter of our organs or whether we were born with them or what we …"-Meg Howrey, They're Going to Love You
17. Small Game
By: Blair Braverman
3.51
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A gripping debut novel about a survival reality show gone wrong that leaves a group of strangers s… read more
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18. Breaking Up with Sugar: Divorce the Diets, Drop the Pounds, and Live Your Best Life
By: Molly Carmel
3.41
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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- health
19. Life in the Fasting Lane: The Essential Guide to Making Intermittent Fasting Simple, Sustainable, and Enjoyable
By: Jason Fung
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
Take the guesswork (and fear) out of fasting with real-life and expert advice about the number-one … read more
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"...my work: to destigmatize obesity and give everyone the tools to live the healthiest life possible."-Jason Fung, Life in the Fasting Lane: The Essential Guide to Making Intermittent Fasting Simple, Sustainable, and Enjoyable
20. She Memes Well
By: Quinta Brunson
4.07
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
From Emmy Award-winning writer Quinta Brunson (creator and star of Abbott Elementary ) comes a deep… read more
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21. A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain
By: Sara Manning Peskin
4.21
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the ve… read more
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22. Empty
By: Susan Burton
3.78
Format: 283 pages, Hardcover
An editor at This American Life reveals the searing story of the secret binge-eating that dominated… read more
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"Most people had a history in this region, but not my parents, and my early, defining relationship to my environment was a feeling of being not from here, even though I had never lived in any other pl…"-Susan Burton, Empty
"...it allowed me to engage with my experience intellectually instead of practically, to analyze it instead of trying to fix it. And it demonstrated how another woman, in another time, had struggled w…"-Susan Burton, Empty
"It showed me one thing that being an adult meant. You were no longer limited to observing the world: Now you can join in. Instead of just being a fan of things you loved, you could get inside them. Y…"-Susan Burton, Empty
"I was struck, though, that even as the women share their experiences, they seem to remain essentially alone in them. They tell their stories, but they do not seem to connect with the others in doing …"-Susan Burton, Empty
23. This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
By: Chrissy Metz
4.01
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An inspirational book about life and its lessons from the Golden Globe and Emmy nominated star of N… read more
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"When you put one foot in front of the other... you cannot fail. Your dream might evolve. You might see that something isn't meant for you, and that realization will lead to what it is you are really …"-Chrissy Metz, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
24. The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World (The Dr. Hyman Library, 10)
By: Mark Hyman
4.11
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-time New York Times bestselling author Mark Hyman, MD, presents his unique Pegan diet—includ… read more
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25. Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
By: Nefertiti Austin
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In America, Mother = White That's what Nefertiti, a single African American woman, discovered wh… read more
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"Becoming a mother forced me to have hope."-Nefertiti Austin, Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
26. Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery
By: Christie Aschwanden
4.00
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A New York Times Sports and Fitness Bestseller “The definitive tour through a bewildering jungle o… read more
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27. Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
By: Christy Harrison
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison takes on diet culture and the multi-billion-dollar industries that p… read more
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28. Mind over Weight: Curb Cravings, Find Motivation, and Hit Your Number in 7 Simple Steps
By: Ian K. Smith
3.39
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A motivational guide to losing weight and maintaining success by the #1 New York Times bestselling … read more
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29. Here After
By: Amy Lin
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Here After is an intimate story of deep love followed by dizzying loss; a stunning, taut memoir fro… read more
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30. Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
By: Ada Calhoun
3.75
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Seven essays celebrating the beauty of the imperfect marriage. We hear plenty about whether or not … read more
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"Failure is part of being human, and it is definitely part of being married."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
"Forsaking all others means going deep with one person -- exhaustingly deep."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
"The boring parts don't last forever. In retrospect, they aren't even boring."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
"...even good marriages sometimes involve flinging a remote control at the wall."-Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
31. Good Neighbors
By: Sarah Langan
3.54
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Celeste Ng’s enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson’s creeping dread in this prop… read more
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