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Conversations with Anorexics: Compassionate and Hopeful Journey through the Therapeutic Process Hilde Bruch
Jason Aronson, 1994
from Publisher's Weekly: This posthumous collection of case material illustrates the treatment modality successfully employed by psychiatrist Bruch with patients suffering from the eating disorder of anorexia. Two of her associates at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have edited this final work, taped by the author before her death in 1984. Bruch makes the reader privy to the therapeutic ...
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Starving For Attention 7 reviews Cherry Boone O'Neill
Dell, 1983
Hard-hitting, touching, amazingly helpful. Great read.
+ Authentic portrayal of why girls have eating disorders + Helpful to anorexics, but doesn't flatter her father + A Hopeful Read + must read for those who feel no one understands
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The Echo Glass: A Novel about Anorexia Nervosa 2 reviews Heather Morrall
Rubery Press, 2006
Realistic approach
I am not a teenager but as I have an interest in anorexia I decided to read this book.
It follows three years of Jasmine's life (as EDd people know, an ED does not come and go in a short period of time). She faces emotional bullying and as a result struggles to deal with life. She then falls ...
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I Am an Artichoke 10 reviews Lucy Frank
Holiday House, 1995
Wonderful story that is based on reality.
+ Reality Check + I Am An Artichoke + Frank Talk From Frank
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Life Inside the "Thin" Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter 9 reviews Constance Rhodes
Shaw Books, 2003
The Key to the Cage
+ Life Inside the "Thin" Cage : + Painful but Honestly Written + DID I WRITE THIS?? + A real look at real life
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Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa 9 reviews Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Vintage, 2000
Absolutely fascinating
+ great + Necessary Reading + Fun Informational Read + Stunning!
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Thin 17 reviews Lauren Greenfield
Chronicle Books, 2006
The First book to give a TRUE look into the life of eating disorders.
+ Dying to be thin + sad + Excellent companion to the DVD + Wonderfully sad, shocking & informative
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From Fasting Saints to Anorexic Girls: The History of Self-Starvation 1 review W. Vandereycken, Ron Van Deth
NYU Press, 1994
Very good
Historical perspective on anorexia that really deepens the understanding of the disease. Many, many cases and examples mainly from European countries. Very good!
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ANA'S GIRLS: The Essential Guide to the Underground Eating Disorder Community Online 9 reviews Eda R. Uca
AuthorHouse, 2004
Very informational: contains the best of the online communities.
+ Informative
I just got the book yesterday and I love it.
I am part of a few online ana conmmunities and already know a lot of the things presented in the book. This is the first book Ive found that presents only objective information.
What I like most about it is that it contains most of the ...
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The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa, with a New Foreword by Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D. 3 reviews Hilde Bruch
Harvard University Press, 2001
A must read for any parent with a mentally ill daughter
+ descriptive account of anorexia nervosa + Not just
A remarkable description of the basic personality and family mechanisms involved in teenage mental disorders and their anorectic expression.
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NOVA: Dying to Be Thin 9 reviews Susan Sarandon
WGBH BOSTON, 2004
VERY interesting!
+ Realistic Portrayal of Eating Disorders, Their Causes and Treatment (Compared to THIN) + Very informative + Excellent Presentation of Some of the Issues of Eating Disorders, But a Bit Muddled. + Interesting and informative.
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Thin 31 reviews Brittany Robinson, Alisa Williams (II)
Hbo Home Video, 2006
brings me to tears everytime I see it
+ Good
As a sufferer of an eating disorder for almost four years now, I would like to applaud Lauren Greenfield for making this extremely moving, heartbreaking documentary that shows the true, dark side of eating disorders. There are all sorts of documentaries and informational videos on eating disorders ...
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The Best Little Girl in the World 170 reviews Steven Levenkron
Grand Central Publishing, 1989
I am/was Kessa because of this book...
+ quick and easy + Its a good book + The Best Little Girl in the World
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Diary of an Anorexic Girl 20 reviews Morgan Menzie
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Talk About Real!!!
+ astonishing! + Amazing.
Morgan Menzie's book was the first diary of an eating disorder I read, and is the reason why I continue to read more ED books. She unlike many ED authors talked about things other that just her eating disorder, such as relationships with friends, family and boyfriends. It's not a book that's all ...
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The Hunger Scream 4 reviews Ivy Ruckman
Walker & Company, 1983
Eat your way through 'The Hunger Scream'
+ The Hunger Scream + AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (screaming, get it?)
Have you ever felt self conscious about your self image? Imagine that all around people harass you about how you look; you are too fat or too thin. They look at you strange as you walk down the street. When you look in the mirror you don't see yourself the way that others see you. Well, in The ...
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Wasted : A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia 405 reviews Marya Hornbacher
Harper Perennial, 1999
i am wasted, but i'm ready...
+ catharsis of my thoughts + Wasted by Marya Hornbacher + interesting
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Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too 52 reviews Jenni Schaefer, Thom Rutledge
McGraw-Hill, 2003
Great Book
+ a MUST read for ED sufferers AND family. + change my life + "Life Saver" + Helpful, but a Bit Too Simple
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My Sister's Bones 35 reviews Cathi Hanauer
Delta, 1997
I devoured this book
+ excellent book..bad ending + This was a really good book + Karen's Review of My Sister's Bones + Not Just a Story About Anorexia
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Stick Figure 145 reviews Lori Gottlieb
Berkley Trade, 2001
Hilarious
+ Written by an adult, from a childs point of view + Interesting, but disturbing
I find the people who are insulted with this book highly entertaining. This is NOT supposed to be some complicated scientific approach to anorexia. If you are doubting that this was really written by an 11 year old girl maybe it is only because you are insecure with the fact that you weren't as ...
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Eve's Apple: A Novel 15 reviews Jonathan Rosen
Picador, 2004
eating disorders and painful relationships
+ It touched me... + Strong first novel + Thought Provoking and Well Written + a wonderful book...
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