The most popular body image books

Books about body image deal with how we feel in our own skin. Weight, beauty standards, aging and the pressure of the mirror and the phone are explored in novels, memoirs and thoughtful nonfiction. They are honest about shame and generous about the way out of it.

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John Gielgud
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John Gielgud

Erick Alvarez

2008 · 1938 edition

333 pages

Body Culture
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Body Culture

Isobel Crombie

Published 2006

256 pages

The Fat Boy
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The Fat Boy

Tony Ayres, Playbox Theatre Company

Published 2003

74 pages

Curves Rule and Flat Is Fabulous
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Curves Rule and Flat Is Fabulous

Rita Mauceri, Elycia Rubin, Edward Duarte, Naoko Matsunaga, Marissa Jaret Winokur

Published 2008

144 pages

Fat Chance
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Fat Chance

Nick Spalding

Published 2014