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Skeleton in the Closet: Remembering My Spirit by Partizza
Jimenez
This book is a personal story of one woman's struggle
with anorexia and bulimia. She describes what it was like
to live with anorexia, and her recovery in the hospital.
This story has been featured in an article issued by The
National Eating Disorders Organization. A portion of the
proceeds of the book will go towards research on anorexia
and bulimia.
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Leaving
Food Behind by Sheila Mather
This is a personal account of Sheila Mather's struggle
with anorexia, bulimia and overeating. She discusses what
it was like to have an eating disorder and how she became
well again. The author does not promote any one type of
recovery. Instead she encourages the reader to gain a
better understanding of themself through her own experiences.
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Surviving
an Eating Disorder: New Perspectives and Strategies for
Family and Friends by Michele Siegel, et al.
This book serves as a guide for parents, friends, spouses,
relatives, and anyone who may be dealing with a loved
one who is suffering from an eating disorder. It provides
effective solutions that you can actually use in your
life.
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Boston
Women's Collective (1998). The New Our Bodies, Ourselves.
New York: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks.
This is a book written by and for women about our health.
Instead of having male physicians write about our bodies,
this book offers the voices of many women, from a variety
of backgrounds, who all give accurate, reliable information
about topics ranging from childbirth to sexuality to aging
to violence against women.
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Hornbacher,
Marya (1999). Wasted: A memoir of anorexia and bulimia.
New York: HarperCollins Inc.
This is a narrative written by a woman who survived an
eleven year long struggle with anorexia and bulimia. She
tells her story, which is both terribly sad and troubling,
through the voice of a 23 year-old woman. Any woman who
reads this book will be touched by the openness and become
passionate about keeping women safe from these diseases.
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Lost
for Words: The Psychoanalysis of Anorexia and Bulimia
by Em Farrell
This book is more psychological in nature, describing
different therapies, theories and treatments of eating
disorders. This book explores the nature of anorexia and
bulimia and also looks at the importance of the mother
daughter relationship. The history of theories and treatments
of eating disorders is discussed, and the book provides
a review of other psychoanalytic literature.
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Wrinkles
on the Heart by Mary Fleming Callaghan
This is a mother's journal of how she dealt with having
a family member with anorexia nervosa. This book is
unique in that it discusses anorexia from the mother's
perspective, which few other books have done. It takes
a thorough look at how an eating disorder can tear a
family apart and hurt each family member.
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The
Go Ask Alice Book of Answers: A Guide to Good Physical,
Sexual, and Emotional Health
Columbia University's Health Education Program answers
to every question for teens and adults and includes a
list of resources.
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The
A-Z of Women's Health by Llewellyu-Jones, Derek.
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Negotiating
Reproductive Rights: Women's perspectives Across Countries
and Cultures
Rosalind P. Petchesky, Karen Judd, Roz Petchesky,
1998
This book focuses on seven countries and the issues of
reproductive rights from a political and activist perspective.
Each country has a different, yet equally important aspect
of reproductive rights that is presently effecting the
country.
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Mother
Journals: Feminists Write About Mothering.
Reddy, Maureen, et. al.
Compilation of art, essays, poetry and other writings
focusing on the issue of feminist parenting in the late
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