The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control

by Emma Woolf

Book Overview

We're obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet. Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we'll never win, and which will never make us happy. The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern, international obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty, and perfection has spun out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619023296
• ISBN13: 9781619023291
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"