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Living Large: A Big Man's Ideas on Weight, Success, and Acceptance
Living Large A Big Man's Ideas on Weight Success and Acceptance Author:Michael S. Berman, Laurence Shames You can hardly pick up a magazine or turn on the TV today without encountering a torrent of talk on weight. But all too rarely do we hear from overweight people themselvesespecially menabout how life feels inside the body of a fat person. Mike Berman shares that story in this hopeful and uplifting memoir. A self-proclaimed fat man who is also a ... more »happy mansuccessful in his career, marriage, and friendshipsBerman has earned his insight and peace of mind through decades of personal struggle. In Living Large, this well-known political activist and Washington lobbyist never shies away from the pain and daunting challenges of being seriously overweight. But Berman has an important message that he wants to be heard: Fatness is not a moral failing, but a disease; and once it is accepted as such, it can be successfully managed. Laurence Shames, author of Not Fade Away, has tackled this important story and captured Mike Bermans voice as movingly as he did the late Peter Bartons in that beloved, critically acclaimed memoir.« less