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The Art of Not Eating - Jessica Hamel Akre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Art of Not Eating - Jessica Hamel Akre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian ''A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject'' The Herald ''Fascinating'' Katherine May ''These books ... deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and how we may live...'' New Statesman''Beautifully written, lyrical and unflinching'' Charlotte Fox Weber ''Her passion for her topic spills into her writing; the conclusions she draws are troubling and thought-provoking'' The Telegraph The day Jessica Hamel-Akré discovered the ideas of George Cheyne - an eighteenth-century polymath and London society figure known as ''Dr Diet'' - it sparked an intellectual obsession, a ten-year study of women''s appetite and a personal unravelling.In this bold and radical book, Hamel-Akré follows Cheyne through the pages of medical studies, novels and historical scandals, meeting ash-eating mystics, wasting society girls, impoverished female fasters and early feminist philosophers, all of whom were once grappling with nascent ideas around food, longing and the body. In doing so, she uncovers the eighteenth-century origins of both today''s diet culture and her own troubled relationship with wanting.Blending history and memoir, The Art of Not Eating will change the way we look at appetite, desire, rationality and oppression, and show how it all got tangled up with what we eat.

DKK 192.00
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The Art of Not Eating - Jessica Hamel Akre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Art of Not Eating - Jessica Hamel Akre - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian ''A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject'' The Herald ''Fascinating'' Katherine May ''These books ... deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and how we may live...'' New Statesman''Beautifully written, lyrical and unflinching'' Charlotte Fox Weber ''Her passion for her topic spills into her writing; the conclusions she draws are troubling and thought-provoking'' The Telegraph The day Jessica Hamel-Akré discovered the ideas of George Cheyne - an eighteenth-century polymath and London society figure known as ''Dr Diet'' - it sparked an intellectual obsession, a ten-year study of women''s appetite and a personal unravelling.In this bold and radical book, Hamel-Akré follows Cheyne through the pages of medical studies, novels and historical scandals, meeting ash-eating mystics, wasting society girls, impoverished female fasters and early feminist philosophers, all of whom were once grappling with nascent ideas around food, longing and the body. In doing so, she uncovers the eighteenth-century origins of both today''s diet culture and her own troubled relationship with wanting.Blending history and memoir, The Art of Not Eating will change the way we look at appetite, desire, rationality and oppression, and show how it all got tangled up with what we eat.

DKK 152.00
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Somebody's Fool - Richard Russo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Somebody's Fool - Richard Russo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''A wise and witty drama of small-town life . . . delivering the generous humour, keen ear for dialogue, and deep appreciation for humanity''s foibles that have endeared the author to his readers for decades'' Publishers Weekly Ten years after the death of the magnetic Donald ''Sully'' Sullivan, the town of North Bath is going through a major transition as it is taken over by its much wealthier neighbour, Schuyler Springs. Peter, Sully''s son, is still grappling with his father''s tremendous legacy as well as his relationship to his own son, Thomas, wondering if he has been all that different a father than Sully was to him.Meanwhile, the towns'' newly consolidated police department falls into the hands of Charice Bond following the resignation of Doug Raymer, the former North Bath police chief and Charice''s ex-boyfriend. When a decomposing body turns up in the abandoned hotel situated between the two towns, Charice and Raymer are drawn together again and forced to address their complicated attraction to one another. Across town, Ruth, Sully''s married ex-lover, struggles to understand her granddaughter, Tina, and her growing obsession with Peter''s other son, Will. Amidst the turmoil, the town''s residents speculate on the identity of the unidentified body and wonder who among their number could have disappeared unnoticed. Brimming with warmth, wisdom and Russo''s signature wry humour, Somebody''s Fool is another classic from a modern master of storytelling.

DKK 175.00
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Somebody's Fool - Richard Russo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Somebody's Fool - Richard Russo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''A wise and witty drama of small-town life . . . delivering the generous humour, keen ear for dialogue, and deep appreciation for humanity''s foibles that have endeared the author to his readers for decades'' Publishers Weekly Ten years after the death of the magnetic Donald ''Sully'' Sullivan, the town of North Bath is going through a major transition as it is taken over by its much wealthier neighbour, Schuyler Springs. Peter, Sully''s son, is still grappling with his father''s tremendous legacy as well as his relationship to his own son, Thomas, wondering if he has been all that different a father than Sully was to him.Meanwhile, the towns'' newly consolidated police department falls into the hands of Charice Bond following the resignation of Doug Raymer, the former North Bath police chief and Charice''s ex-boyfriend. When a decomposing body turns up in the abandoned hotel situated between the two towns, Charice and Raymer are drawn together again and forced to address their complicated attraction to one another. Across town, Ruth, Sully''s married ex-lover, struggles to understand her granddaughter, Tina, and her growing obsession with Peter''s other son, Will. Amidst the turmoil, the town''s residents speculate on the identity of the unidentified body and wonder who among their number could have disappeared unnoticed. Brimming with warmth, wisdom and Russo''s signature wry humour, Somebody''s Fool is another classic from a modern master of storytelling.

DKK 155.00
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Somebody's Fool - Richard Russo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Somebody's Fool - Richard Russo - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''A wise and witty drama of small-town life . . . delivering the generous humour, keen ear for dialogue, and deep appreciation for humanity''s foibles that have endeared the author to his readers for decades'' Publishers Weekly Ten years after the death of the magnetic Donald ''Sully'' Sullivan, the town of North Bath is going through a major transition as it is taken over by its much wealthier neighbour, Schuyler Springs. Peter, Sully''s son, is still grappling with his father''s tremendous legacy as well as his relationship to his own son, Thomas, wondering if he has been all that different a father than Sully was to him.Meanwhile, the towns'' newly consolidated police department falls into the hands of Charice Bond following the resignation of Doug Raymer, the former North Bath police chief and Charice''s ex-boyfriend. When a decomposing body turns up in the abandoned hotel situated between the two towns, Charice and Raymer are drawn together again and forced to address their complicated attraction to one another. Across town, Ruth, Sully''s married ex-lover, struggles to understand her granddaughter, Tina, and her growing obsession with Peter''s other son, Will. Amidst the turmoil, the town''s residents speculate on the identity of the unidentified body and wonder who among their number could have disappeared unnoticed. Brimming with warmth, wisdom and Russo''s signature wry humour, Somebody''s Fool is another classic from a modern master of storytelling.

DKK 120.00
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