{"product_id":"beautiful-bodies-kimberly-rae-miller-9781477829578","title":"Beautiful Bodies: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e From the bestselling and beloved author of \u003ci\u003eComing Clean\u003c\/i\u003e, a brave and witty examination of how and why we try to control our bodies with food.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike most people, Kimberly Rae Miller does not have the perfect body, but that hasn't stopped her from trying. And trying. And trying some more. She's been at it since she was four years old, when \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e inspired her to go on her first diet. Postcollege, after a brief stint as a diet-pill model, she became a health-and-fitness writer and editor working on celebrities' bestselling bios--sugarcoating the trials and tribulations celebs endure to stay thin. Needless to say, Kim has spent her life in pursuit of the ideal body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e the ideal body? Knowing she's far from alone in this struggle, Kim sets out to find the objective definition of this seemingly unattainable level of perfection. While on a fascinating and hilarious journey through time that takes her from obese Paleolithic cavewomen, to the bland menus that Drs. Graham and Kellogg prescribed to promote good morals in addition to good health, to the binge-drinking-prone regimen that caused William the Conqueror's body to explode at his own funeral, Kim ends up discovering a lot about her relationship with her own body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, funny, and brutally honest, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is a blend of memoir and social history that will speak to anyone who's ever been caught in a power struggle with his or her own body--in other words, just about everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimberly Rae Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477829571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477829578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Kimberly Rae Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065626407167,"sku":"9781477829578","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0ace3ed-441c-46e1-ab0f-2b305ca96f31.jpg?v=1768676224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beautiful-bodies-kimberly-rae-miller-9781477829578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}