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"You Just Need to Lose Weight"
by Aubrey Gordon • 2023
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
4.32
12k+
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" Summary
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" 93%
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
by Aubrey Gordon 2023
4.32
12k+ ratings
Two Whole Cakes
by Lesley Kinzel • 2012
Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.
4.11
475
Two Whole Cakes Summary
Two Whole Cakes 93%
Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.
by Lesley Kinzel 2012
4.11
475 ratings
Unshrinking
by Kate Manne • 2024
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
4.16
2k+
Unshrinking Summary
Unshrinking 93%
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
by Kate Manne 2024
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
by Tess Holliday • 2017
Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.
3.54
880
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl 92%
Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.
by Tess Holliday 2017
3.54
880 ratings
Body Respect
by Linda Bacon • 2014
BMI standards were written by the weight-loss industry, and dieting trains your body to gain weight.
4.19
2k+
Body Respect Summary
Body Respect 91%
BMI standards were written by the weight-loss industry, and dieting trains your body to gain weight.
by Linda Bacon 2014
4.19
2k+ ratings
Reclaiming Body Trust
by Hilary Kinavey • 2022
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
4.37
944
Reclaiming Body Trust Summary
Reclaiming Body Trust 91%
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
by Hilary Kinavey 2022
4.37
944 ratings
Anti-Diet
by Christy Harrison • 2019
98 percent of diets fail. The epidemic was fabricated, and weight stigma is the real damage.
4.26
8k+
Anti-Diet Summary
Anti-Diet 91%
98 percent of diets fail. The epidemic was fabricated, and weight stigma is the real damage.
by Christy Harrison 2019
4.26
8k+ ratings
Health At Every Size
by Linda Bacon • 2008
Weight stigma kills; dieting backfires. The biology-rooted case for health without the scale.
4.18
6k+
Health At Every Size Summary
Health At Every Size 90%
Weight stigma kills; dieting backfires. The biology-rooted case for health without the scale.
by Linda Bacon 2008
4.18
6k+ ratings
More Than a Body
by Lexie Kite • 2020
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
4.14
8k+
More Than a Body Summary
More Than a Body 90%
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020
4.14
8k+ ratings
The Body Is Not an Apology
by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
4.21
31k+
The Body Is Not an Apology Summary
The Body Is Not an Apology 90%
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018
4.21
31k+ ratings
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
3.91
31k+
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth 90%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ ratings
Hunger
by Roxane Gay • 2017
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
4.17
122k+
Hunger Summary
Hunger 90%
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
by Roxane Gay 2017
4.17
122k+ ratings
The Care We Dream Of
by Zena Sharman • 2021
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
4.37
211
The Care We Dream Of Summary
The Care We Dream Of 89%
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
by Zena Sharman 2021
4.37
211 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 89%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
Womanhood
by Laura Dodsworth • 2019
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
4.45
107
Womanhood Summary
Womanhood 89%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
Can We All Be Feminists?
by June Eric-Udorie • 2018
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
4.25
1k+
Can We All Be Feminists? Summary
Can We All Be Feminists? 89%
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
by June Eric-Udorie 2018
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
3.98
636
The Feminist Porn Book Summary
The Feminist Porn Book 88%
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
by Tristan Taormino 2012
3.98
636 ratings
Loud
by Drew Afualo • 2024
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
4.29
26k+
Loud Summary
Loud 88%
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
by Drew Afualo 2024
4.29
26k+ ratings
Magic Pill
by Johann Hari • 2024
Weight-loss drugs finally work. That they're needed at all indicts the food system they bypass.
4.26
9k+
Magic Pill Summary
Magic Pill 88%
Weight-loss drugs finally work. That they're needed at all indicts the food system they bypass.
by Johann Hari 2024
4.26
9k+ ratings
Love That Story
by Jonathan Van Ness • 2022
He thought vulnerability was weakness. HIV, trans rights, and a salon chair taught him otherwise.
4.09
8k+
Love That Story Summary
Love That Story 88%
He thought vulnerability was weakness. HIV, trans rights, and a salon chair taught him otherwise.
by Jonathan Van Ness 2022
4.09
8k+ ratings
How to Create a Vegan World
by Tobias Leenaert • 2017
Purism may hold animal advocacy back. The strategic case for welcoming reducers, not just converts.
4.36
1k+
How to Create a Vegan World Summary
How to Create a Vegan World 88%
Purism may hold animal advocacy back. The strategic case for welcoming reducers, not just converts.
by Tobias Leenaert 2017
4.36
1k+ ratings
Why We Eat (Too Much)
by Andrew Jenkinson • 2020
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
4.22
3k+
Why We Eat (Too Much) Summary
Why We Eat (Too Much) 88%
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
by Andrew Jenkinson 2020
4.22
3k+ ratings
Kiss My Tiara
by Susan Jane Gilman • 2001
Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.
3.61
2k+
Kiss My Tiara Summary
Kiss My Tiara 88%
Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.
by Susan Jane Gilman 2001
3.61
2k+ ratings
Fit From Within
by Victoria Moran • 2002
Weight loss without dieting: accept yourself, get quiet, and let the body follow.
4.00
247
Fit From Within Summary
Fit From Within 88%
Weight loss without dieting: accept yourself, get quiet, and let the body follow.
by Victoria Moran 2002
4.00
247 ratings
How to Tell When We Will Die
by Johanna Hedva • 2024
The body fails. That's the truth ableism hides. A manifesto for those already living it.
3.76
1k+
How to Tell When We Will Die Summary
How to Tell When We Will Die 88%
The body fails. That's the truth ableism hides. A manifesto for those already living it.
by Johanna Hedva 2024
3.76
1k+ ratings
Your Weight Is Not the Problem
by Lyndi Cohen • 2023
Stop dieting. A layered system for health that begins with sleep, hydration, and forgiving yourself.
4.23
702
Your Weight Is Not the Problem Summary
Your Weight Is Not the Problem 88%
Stop dieting. A layered system for health that begins with sleep, hydration, and forgiving yourself.
by Lyndi Cohen 2023
4.23
702 ratings
The Obesity Paradox
by Carl J. Lavie • 2014
Thin and unfit is riskier than overweight and active. A cardiologist's case against the scale.
3.69
177
The Obesity Paradox Summary
The Obesity Paradox 88%
Thin and unfit is riskier than overweight and active. A cardiologist's case against the scale.
by Carl J. Lavie 2014
3.69
177 ratings
Feeding the Hungry Heart
by Geneen Roth • 1981
Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.
3.96
906
Feeding the Hungry Heart Summary
Feeding the Hungry Heart 88%
Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.
by Geneen Roth 1981
3.96
906 ratings
Pierde grasa, gana vida
by Dra. Laura Bartolomé • 2025
Obesity isn't a willpower failure, and the newest drugs, habits, and biology prove it.
3.69
13
Pierde grasa, gana vida Summary
Pierde grasa, gana vida 88%
Obesity isn't a willpower failure, and the newest drugs, habits, and biology prove it.
by Dra. Laura Bartolomé 2025
3.69
13 ratings
Tell Me How You Eat
by Amber Husain • 2026
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
3.34
112
Tell Me How You Eat Summary
Tell Me How You Eat 88%
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
by Amber Husain 2026
3.34
112 ratings
Pixel Flesh
by Ellen Atlanta • 2024
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
3.98
2k+
Pixel Flesh Summary
Pixel Flesh 88%
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
by Ellen Atlanta 2024
3.98
2k+ ratings
Intuitive Eating
by Evelyn Tribole M.S. R.D. • 1995
Diets predict weight gain. The alternative: learn to eat from your body's cues, not external rules.
4.23
20k+
Intuitive Eating Summary
Intuitive Eating 88%
Diets predict weight gain. The alternative: learn to eat from your body's cues, not external rules.
by Evelyn Tribole M.S. R.D. 1995
4.23
20k+ ratings
Healthy as F*ck
by Oonagh Duncan • 2019
Build health that survives your worst days. No diets, no guilt, habits you can actually keep.
4.08
4k+
Healthy as F*ck Summary
Healthy as F*ck 88%
Build health that survives your worst days. No diets, no guilt, habits you can actually keep.
by Oonagh Duncan 2019
4.08
4k+ ratings
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About
by Kevin Trudeau • 2012
The 1950s hormone protocol they buried: reset the gland that controls where your body stores fat.
2.96
363
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About Summary
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About 88%
The 1950s hormone protocol they buried: reset the gland that controls where your body stores fat.
by Kevin Trudeau 2012
2.96
363 ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 88%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
Manifesta
by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
3.73
3k+
Manifesta Summary
Manifesta 88%
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000
3.73
3k+ ratings
The Lightmaker's Manifesto
by Karen Walrond • 2021
Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.
4.17
1k+
The Lightmaker's Manifesto Summary
The Lightmaker's Manifesto 88%
Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.
by Karen Walrond 2021
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Belly Fat Cure Fast Track
by Jorge Cruise • 2010
Drop up to 14 pounds in two weeks by swapping grains for vegetables and controlling insulin.
3.60
178
The Belly Fat Cure Fast Track Summary
The Belly Fat Cure Fast Track 88%
Drop up to 14 pounds in two weeks by swapping grains for vegetables and controlling insulin.
by Jorge Cruise 2010
3.60
178 ratings
The Case for Keto
by Gary Taubes • 2020
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
4.27
3k+
The Case for Keto Summary
The Case for Keto 88%
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
by Gary Taubes 2020
4.27
3k+ ratings
Full Frontal Feminism
by Jessica Valenti • 2007
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
3.86
8k+
Full Frontal Feminism Summary
Full Frontal Feminism 88%
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
by Jessica Valenti 2007
3.86
8k+ ratings
Pleasure Activism
by Adrienne Maree Brown • 2019
Reclaim joy as a radical political act, and use pleasure to fuel your activism and your life.
4.22
9k+
Pleasure Activism Summary
Pleasure Activism 88%
Reclaim joy as a radical political act, and use pleasure to fuel your activism and your life.
by Adrienne Maree Brown 2019
4.22
9k+ ratings
How To Be A Woman
by Caitlin Moran • 2011
Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.
3.71
110k+
How To Be A Woman Summary
How To Be A Woman 88%
Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.
by Caitlin Moran 2011
3.71
110k+ ratings
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
by Vinnie Tortorich • 2013
A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.
3.90
2k+
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL Summary
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL 88%
A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.
by Vinnie Tortorich 2013
3.90
2k+ ratings
Body Neutral
by Jessi Kneeland • 2023
Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.
4.05
380
Body Neutral Summary
Body Neutral 88%
Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.
by Jessi Kneeland 2023
4.05
380 ratings
Yes Means Yes!
by Jaclyn Friedman • 2008
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
4.20
5k+
Yes Means Yes! Summary
Yes Means Yes! 88%
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
by Jaclyn Friedman 2008
4.20
5k+ ratings
Sexy by Nature
by Stefani Ruper • 2014
Forget the scale. Sex appeal starts with whole foods, balanced hormones, and self-acceptance.
3.85
235
Sexy by Nature Summary
Sexy by Nature 88%
Forget the scale. Sex appeal starts with whole foods, balanced hormones, and self-acceptance.
by Stefani Ruper 2014
3.85
235 ratings
Ace
by Angela Chen • 2020
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
4.34
20k+
Ace Summary
Ace 88%
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
by Angela Chen 2020
4.34
20k+ ratings
Yoga for Everyone
by Dianne Bondy • 2019
No flexibility required: fifty poses, from chair to handstand, built for the body you have today.
4.53
372
Yoga for Everyone Summary
Yoga for Everyone 88%
No flexibility required: fifty poses, from chair to handstand, built for the body you have today.
by Dianne Bondy 2019
4.53
372 ratings
We've Been Too Patient
by L.D. Green • 2019
Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.
4.15
202
We've Been Too Patient Summary
We've Been Too Patient 88%
Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.
by L.D. Green 2019
4.15
202 ratings
The Calorie Myth
by Jonathan Bailor • 2013
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
3.85
2k+
The Calorie Myth Summary
The Calorie Myth 87%
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
by Jonathan Bailor 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
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