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    Appetites

    On the Search for True Nourishment

    Author Geneen Roth
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    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Plume
    On sale Apr 01, 1997 | 256 Pages | 9780452276796
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    #1 New York Times bestselling author of Women Food and God

    Roth speaks of issues that, chauvinism aside, only women can truly understand and identify with. In the past, her books were about food, weight, dieting, and the almost universal obsession that women have with their bodies and self-esteem. Now her canvas of introspection and discussion has expanded: eight chapters examine the nature of women's friendships, the craving to be famous, the longing for safety, and the search for a parallel life (or the perfect fantasy), among other topics. Based on intensely personal experiences, written with intensely emotional and intellectually probing prose, Roth's book pushes far beyond the issue of weight to ask what will make women happy. Her not-so-easy answers, divined from decades of therapy, of experiential beingness, of Buddhist practice, will speak to many.

    "Roth tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose."—Chicago Tribune

    "Just the right mix of confession, sass, and style."—Publishers Weekly
    AppetitesPrologue: The Places We Search

    1. The Size of My Body, The Size of My LIfe

    2. The Hunger to be Valued

    3. Parallel Lives, Part 1: Losing My Hair

    4. When Someone Believes in You

    5. Women's Friendship: A Conspiracy of Hunger

    6. To Have or Have Not: Nourishment and Self-Denial
    7. Parallel Lives, Part 2: On Happiness and Joy

    8. The Longing for a Safe Place

    Epilogue: Seven Rememberances
    Acknowledgments

    © Carl Studna
    For over forty years, Geneen Roth has worked with thousands of people, helping them transform difficult relationships with food and their body. One of the originators of the intuitive eating movement, her pioneering approach uses food and eating as a doorway to spirituality (and to uncovering our deepest beliefs about being alive) and deeply personal and spiritual issues such as forgiveness and trust in the unseen that go far beyond food, weight and body image. Geneen is the author of ten books, including her newest, This Messy Magnificent Life, and NYT bestsellers Women Food and God, Lost and Found and When Food Is Love. Geneen has appeared on: Super Soul Sunday, The Oprah Show, 20/20, The View, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. View titles by Geneen Roth
    "Roth tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose."—Chicago Tribune

    "Just the right mix of confession, sass, and style."—Publishers Weekly

    Praise for When Food is Love

    “A life-changing book”—Oprah Winfrey

    “A rare and special book that touches our inner selves with extraordinary courage, authenticity, and beauty. I have seen very few books with this kind of clarify and human depth. It will move you to tears and to joy. It will entertain and delight you, and it will make you a deeper and more compassionate human being.”—John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America
     
    “Spectacular! I laughed and I cried… a tender and daring book that you’ll never forget.”—Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to Heal
     
    “I see miracles in my life every day, and Roth is one of the people who helped make that happen.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott in Mademoiselle
     
    “Roth’s seminal work. This is a big, beautiful, and important book.”—Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones
     
    “She tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “This book is A) good enough to eat, B) nourishing to the heart.”—Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher, coauthor of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom 

    About

    #1 New York Times bestselling author of Women Food and God

    Roth speaks of issues that, chauvinism aside, only women can truly understand and identify with. In the past, her books were about food, weight, dieting, and the almost universal obsession that women have with their bodies and self-esteem. Now her canvas of introspection and discussion has expanded: eight chapters examine the nature of women's friendships, the craving to be famous, the longing for safety, and the search for a parallel life (or the perfect fantasy), among other topics. Based on intensely personal experiences, written with intensely emotional and intellectually probing prose, Roth's book pushes far beyond the issue of weight to ask what will make women happy. Her not-so-easy answers, divined from decades of therapy, of experiential beingness, of Buddhist practice, will speak to many.

    "Roth tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose."—Chicago Tribune

    "Just the right mix of confession, sass, and style."—Publishers Weekly

    Table of Contents

    AppetitesPrologue: The Places We Search

    1. The Size of My Body, The Size of My LIfe

    2. The Hunger to be Valued

    3. Parallel Lives, Part 1: Losing My Hair

    4. When Someone Believes in You

    5. Women's Friendship: A Conspiracy of Hunger

    6. To Have or Have Not: Nourishment and Self-Denial
    7. Parallel Lives, Part 2: On Happiness and Joy

    8. The Longing for a Safe Place

    Epilogue: Seven Rememberances
    Acknowledgments

    Author

    © Carl Studna
    For over forty years, Geneen Roth has worked with thousands of people, helping them transform difficult relationships with food and their body. One of the originators of the intuitive eating movement, her pioneering approach uses food and eating as a doorway to spirituality (and to uncovering our deepest beliefs about being alive) and deeply personal and spiritual issues such as forgiveness and trust in the unseen that go far beyond food, weight and body image. Geneen is the author of ten books, including her newest, This Messy Magnificent Life, and NYT bestsellers Women Food and God, Lost and Found and When Food Is Love. Geneen has appeared on: Super Soul Sunday, The Oprah Show, 20/20, The View, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. View titles by Geneen Roth

    Praise

    "Roth tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose."—Chicago Tribune

    "Just the right mix of confession, sass, and style."—Publishers Weekly

    Praise for When Food is Love

    “A life-changing book”—Oprah Winfrey

    “A rare and special book that touches our inner selves with extraordinary courage, authenticity, and beauty. I have seen very few books with this kind of clarify and human depth. It will move you to tears and to joy. It will entertain and delight you, and it will make you a deeper and more compassionate human being.”—John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America
     
    “Spectacular! I laughed and I cried… a tender and daring book that you’ll never forget.”—Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to Heal
     
    “I see miracles in my life every day, and Roth is one of the people who helped make that happen.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott in Mademoiselle
     
    “Roth’s seminal work. This is a big, beautiful, and important book.”—Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones
     
    “She tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “This book is A) good enough to eat, B) nourishing to the heart.”—Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher, coauthor of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom 

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