{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-thin-emma-woolf-9781619023291","title":"The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control","description":"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. \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Thin\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003e An Apple a Day, \u003c\/i\u003e explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. She rallies against the industries of food, health, exercise, beauty, sex, and surgery that seek to create a world that verges on the Orwellian --with the victims of this onslaught trapped and dominated by the societal pressures to conform. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Woolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619023296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619023291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014","brand":"Emma Woolf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984659349759,"sku":"9781619023291","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f7cddbb-1da3-4d1c-993f-9d9184d94d1d.jpg?v=1683273518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ministry-of-thin-emma-woolf-9781619023291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}