This is Big - How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World (and Me)

Informationen zum Autor Marisa Meltzer is a journalist based in New York who writes the 'Me Time' column for The New York Times Style section and has contributed to The New Yorker , The Guardian , Vanity Fair , and Vogue among numerous other major national publications. The author of two previous books, How Sassy Changed My Life and Girl Power , she lives in Brooklyn, NY and was born in Northern California. Klappentext "New York Times" journalist Marisa Meltzer contributes to the debate about whether feminism is reconcilable with dieting culture, drawing on her own experiences at Weight Watchers and exploring the life of Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch. Zusammenfassung 'A life-changing book' Viv Groskop Marisa Meltzer was put on her first diet aged five: it was the beginning of a fraught relationship with food. Jean Nidetch was a housewife from Queens who defiantly lost 70 pounds after she was mistaken for being pregnant. Taking everything she learned from this experience, in 1963 she founded Weight Watchers, a company that has shaped decades of diet culture. When Marisa reads Jean's obituary, she feels a moment of intense connection. Curious about the woman and her legacy, she signs up for a year of Weight Watchers; counting points, weighing in and listening to her fellow members struggle with their bodies. This is Big is a biography of an idiosyncratic entrepreneur whose impact is still felt strongly today. It is a history of dieting and body politics for anyone who has agonised over their weight or defiantly tried not to do so. And it is Marisa's funny and thoughtful journey towards a different way to live in the world. 'This is the anti-diet book I've been waiting for' Daisy Buchanan

Product details

• Authors: Marisa Meltzer
• Publisher: Chatto and Windus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781784742393
• ISBN: 978-1-78474-239-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography: business & industry, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Memoirs, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss, Diets & dieting, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Biography: business and industry, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls