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Fat! So?: Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size Paperback - 1999

by Marilyn Wann

In this hilarious and eye-opening book, fat and proud activist/zinester Marilyn Wann takes on America's biggest fear--worse than the fear of public speaking or nuclear weapons--the fear of fat.


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Fat? Chunky? Less than svelte? So what! In this hilarious and eye-opening book, fat and proud activist/zinester Marilyn Wann takes on Americas' biggest fear--worse than the fear of public speaking or nuclear weapons--our fear of fat.Statistics tell us that about a third of Americans are fat, and common sense adds that just about everyone, fat or thin, male or female, has worried about their appearance. FAT!SO? weighs in with a more attractive alternative: feeling good about yourself at any weight--and having the style and attitude to back it up. Internationally recognized as a fat-positive spokesperson, Wann has learned that you can be absolutely happy, healthy, and successful...and fat. With its hilarious and insightful blend of essays, quizzes, facts, and reporting, FAT!SO? proves that you can be out-and-out fabulous at any size.

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  • Title Fat! So?: Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size
  • Author Marilyn Wann
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition 1st
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
  • Date January 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780898159950 / 0898159954
  • Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.56 x 6.99 x 0.47 in (21.74 x 17.75 x 1.19 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects Body image, Obesity in women - Psychological aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98027145
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.4

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 12/01/1998, Page 138
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/23/1998, Page 30
  • School Library Journal, 08/01/1999, Page 191

About the author

Marilyn Wann is a fat activist, author, and weight diversity speaker. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in linguistics from Stanford University. In 1994, she started the print zine FAT!SO?, which was nominated for an Utne Reader zine award. She later published the FAT!SO? book, which was named an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers. Wann has been giving weight diversity talks since 1995 and has been invited to speak all over the US and in Canada, Mexico, and Iceland. In 2005 she received the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Individual Service Award. Wann has been a board member of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance and an advisory board member for the Health at Every Size journal. She is currently an editorial board member for the Fat Studies Journal.
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