{"product_id":"shrink-story-of-a-fat-girl-paperback","title":"Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel M. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFat girl problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerided by her high-school peers for being overweight, Rachel finally found a sense of purpose and belonging in a promising career as an EMT--that is, until her body got in the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShrink is a work of graphic medicine that depicts the emotional and physical realities of inhabiting a large body in a world that is constantly warning about the medical and social dangers of being \"too fat.\" This smart and candid book challenges the idea that weight loss is the only path for a fat person and encourages the reader to question the prevailing cultural and medical discourse about fat bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly weaving the most current research on the fatness debate with her own experiences of living in a fat body, Thomas lays bare society's obsession with size and advocates for each of us to push back on body weight bias and determine what's right for our own health and well-being, both physical and mental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRachel M. Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Comics, Graphic Novels, and Sequential Arts at Teesside University. She is an interdisciplinary artist\/researcher whose work blurs the boundaries between traditional media, technology, and bio-fabrication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44765316153430,"sku":"9781637790793","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/PyNLv6QBCc9781637790793.webp?v=1779336484","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/shrink-story-of-a-fat-girl-paperback","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}