Weight Loss Surgery: Is It For You? by Goldberg, Marcus & Cowan - good, informative book. Nonjudgmental and thorough. (A to Z)

Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies by Kurian, Thompson & Davidson -  the usual "Dummies" stuff, fun yet informative.

Sex For One by Betty Dodson - very open, positive book about masturbation. Originally published in the late 70's/early 80's and has a definite "conciousness-raising" kind of vibe, but, then again, that's what it's trying to do. (A to Z, 888)

The Forbidden Body by Shelley Bovey - subtitle is "Why Being Fat Is Not a Sin". Bovey addresses lots of issues about why it does seem to be a sin, pointing out  many of the myths and assumptions about fat and the unrealistic body images that people have today.  Flawed, but passionate - informative and kind of depressing. (888)



The first two books and the last one seem very contradictory :)  Being a very overweight person, I'm contemplating having the lap-band surgery for health reasons, but I still think fat people are treated horrendously in our society and am always looking for information to use to counter all misconceptions.


All books: 100 books