This Is Big How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World (And Me)

'A life-changing book' Viv GroskopMarisa 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

ISBN:	9781784742393
Publisher:	Random House
Imprint:	Chatto & Windus
Published date:	30 Apr 2020
DEWEY:	613.25
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xi, 290
Weight:	402g
Height:	145mm
Width:	222mm
Spine width:	31mm

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