The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude by Carol Lay (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude by Carol Lay A California cartoonist shows how she lost weight by exercising and counting calories, conveying information, encouragement, and experience through humorous and imaginative stories. The fun part is that its all in full-color comic form. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description artwork by a well-known cartoonist with advice on losing weight. Author Biography Carol Lay s work has been published everywhere from The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal to Glamour, Salon, and MAD magazine. Her weekly comic strip, "WayLay," has appeared in many papers here and abroad including the Hartford Courant, The San Francisco Examiner, LA Weekly, Salon, National Post, and Hong Kong Weekly , to name a few. She lives in Los Angeles. Review "[Lays] wicked sense of humor brings laughs to her dieting struggles...The Big Skinny is a first."--Publishers Weekly, cover story"As weight-loss self-help and well-formed sequential-art narrative, The Big Skinny demonstrates that direct and simple can be satisfying approaches that yield admirable results."--Booklist"Its one thing to read about a weight loss journey; its another thing altogether to see it. Read Carol Lays The Big Skinny. Youll carry in your head the pictures of the sepia junk-food and the Carmen Miranda whole-food bodies every time you think about eating. Ms. Lay brings a potent, funny, step-by-brutally-honest-step to the canon of weight loss sagas."--Frances Kuffel, author of Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding Myself"The Big Skinny is the ultimate anti-diet book. With wit and artistic talent Lay delivers rational reasons why diets never last and offers healthy solutions to the all-too-common problem of obesity."--Stephanie Klein, author of Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp"Exploding with courage, kindness, and hilarity, The Big Skinny just might reveal a new law of physics: an ever-expanding mind can equal a shrinking waistline."--Marian Henley, author of The Shiniest Jewel: A Family Love Story"The Big Skinny is wonderfully appealing and always entertaining. Carol Lay really gets to the heart of things."--Kim Deitch, author of The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"The worlds first graphic memoir-cum-diet book...[Lays] plainspoken commitment to the hard work of weight loss and ending the self-delusion that is, for her, at the heart of "fattitude" is refreshing amid a raft of newfangled diet fads that promise effortless, overnight results."--Salon.com "The conversational tone and comfortable, engaging humor make the whole book read like a conversation with a dear friend... Its fun and funny, its intelligent and helpful, and its tremendously well drawn... The Big Skinny [is] a rewarding experience for those who need its expertise and even for those of us who just love great comics." --Newsarama "Lay uses imaginative story lines to show it aint easy... [she] looks weight in the eye with a sense of humor but that doesnt discount the poignant struggle." --seriouseats.com "A lively graphic memoir about one California cartoonists battle against the bulge--and how she emerged victorious." --People "You can go to any bookstore and find a book by some bleach-toothed yahoo trying to sell you their faddy diet that can make you lose tons of weight in two weeks (provided you live on a diet of only grapefruit and sacrifice your firstborn child to Satan)...this is not practical, and will more than likely not produce good results... Lay advises to simply watch what you eat and exercise regularly, which is what any doctor or dietitian will tell you... Seeing [serving sizes] illustrated makes everything so much clearer than reading a description."--spill.com "More like your favorite comic strip than another diet book, The Big Skinny offers a big serving of helpful, hilarious advice ... Her sharp wit and unflinching honesty ... just might inspire you to lose those extra 10 pounds and keep them off for good."--Parade Magazine "The great Carol Lays turn at graphic autobiography results in a diet and nutrition book... She employs her sharp eye and sharper pen to recount the metamorphosis in an entertaining, enlightening and heartfelt story." --Miami Herald "A charming graphic memoir. After failing with diets, Lay finds a solution - its simpler than you think."--OK Magazine "This book doubles as a personal story and a guide to weight loss, complete with recipes, sample daily menus, tips, calorie charts, and more...As entertaining, approachable, and practical a guide to weight loss as any, and Lays personal story keeps it lively."--A.V. Club, The Onion "Meeting with author-artist Carol Lay in the flesh is wonderfully disconcerting. So closely does she resemble the cartoon version of herself in her whimsical cartoon memoir about dieting, The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude--tall, brunette, with black horn-rimmed glasses and, yes, a slender figure--that shaking Lays hand becomes an almost metaphysical experience.... [Lays] wicked sense of humor brings laughs to her dieting struggles.... The Big Skinny is a first."--Publishers Weekly, cover story "As weight-loss self-help and well-formed sequential-art narrative, The Big Skinny demonstrates that direct and simple can be satisfying approaches that yield admirable results."--Booklist "Appealing on every level. Its wonderfully written and illustrated. Its funny and easy-to-read... Its honest, revealing and refreshing... But heres the real deal; it also makes her diet a lot more reasonable than anything else Ive almost ever seen; this offered with the proviso that I generally avoid such books because they might give me cooties. The Big Skinny may or may not change your life, but it will certainly liven up your perception of diet books-- and yourself. Pretty much step one, right there. You may or may not lose weight, but you certainly wont feel as if youve lost time." --The Agony Column "Bravo to cartoonist Carol Lay ... she has a real sense of humor about it that makes her 100 percent amiable. You cant help but love her whether shes failing or succeeding." --Bookgasm.com "Wonderfully clear, crisp, and colorful...The Big Skinny is a fine effort, well drawn and charmingly presented. And if you know someone making a New Years resolution (or you are), it might be a perfect gift... to them or to you." --Comics Waiting Room "Cartoonist Lays hilarious graphic memoir reveals how she finally purged the excess pounds and found her sleek, chic self. Tartly poking fun at yo-yo diets and food obsessions ... Lay promotes a you-can-do-it brand of exercise and healthy eating with wit and sass." --DAME Magazine Review Quote "[Lays] wicked sense of humor brings laughs to her dieting struggles... The Big Skinny is a first."- Publishers Weekly , cover story"As weight-loss self-help and well-formed sequential-art narrative, The Big Skinny demonstrates that direct and simple can be satisfying approaches that yield admirable results."- Booklist "Its one thing to read about a weight loss journey; its another thing altogether to see it. Read Carol Lays The Big Skinny . Youll carry in your head the pictures of the sepia junk-food and the Carmen Miranda whole-food bodies every time you think about eating. Ms. Lay brings a potent, funny, step-by-brutally-honest-step to the canon of weight loss sagas."-Frances Kuffel, author of Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding Myself " The Big Skinny is the ultimate anti-diet book. With wit and artistic talent Lay delivers rational reasons why diets never last and offers healthy solutions to the all-too-common problem of obesity."-Stephanie Klein, author of Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp"Exploding with courage, kindness, and hilarity, The Big Skinny just might reveal a new law of physics: an ever-expanding mind can equal a shrinking waistline."-Marian Henley, author of The Shiniest Jewel: A Family Love Story" The Big Skinny is wonderfully appealing and always entertaining. Carol Lay really gets to the heart of things."-Kim Deitch, author of The Boulevard of Broken Dreams "The worlds first graphic memoir-cum-diet book…[Lays] plainspoken commitment to the hard work of weight loss and ending the self-delusion that is, for her, at the heart of "fattitude" is refreshing amid a raft of newfangled diet fads that promise effortless, overnight results."-Salon.com "The conversational tone and comfortable, engaging humor make the whole book read like a conversation with a dear friend… Its fun and funny, its intelligent and helpful, and its tremendously well drawn… The Big Skinny [is] a rewarding experience for those who need its expertise and even for those of us who just love great comics." -Newsarama "Lay uses imaginative story lines to show it aint easy… [she] looks weight in the eye with a sense of humor but that doesnt discount the poignant struggle." -seriouseats.com "A lively graphic memoir about one California cartoonists battle against the bulge-and how she emerged victorious." - People "You can go to any bookstore and find a book by some bleach-toothed yahoo trying to sell you their faddy diet that can make you lose tons of weight in two weeks (provided you live on a diet of only grapefruit and sacrifice your firstborn child to Satan)…this is not practical, and will more than likely not produce good results… Lay advises to simply watch what you eat and exercise regularly, which is what any doctor or dietitian will tell you… Seeing [serving sizes] illustrated makes everything so much clearer than reading a description."-spill.com "More like your favorite comic strip than another diet book, The Big Skinny offers a big serving of helpful, hilarious advice ... Her sharp wit and unflinching honesty ... just might inspire you to lose those extra 10 pounds and keep them off for good."- Parade Magazine "The great Carol Lays turn at graphic autobiography results in a diet and nutrition book… She employs her sharp eye and sharper pen to recount the metamorphosis in an entertaining, enlightening and heartfelt story." - Miami Herald "A charming graphic memoir. After failing with diets, Lay finds a solution - its simpler than you think."- OK Magazine "This book doubles as a personal story and a guide to weight loss, complete with recipes, sample daily menus, tips, calorie charts, and more…As entertaining, approachable, and practical a guide to weight loss as any, and Lays personal story keeps it lively."- A.V. Club, The Onion "Meeting with author-artist Carol Lay in the flesh is wonderfully disconcerting. So closely does she resemble the cartoon version of herself in her whimsical cartoon memoir about dieting, The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude -tall, brunette, with black horn-rimmed glasses and, yes, a slender figure-that shaking Lays hand becomes an almost metaphysical experience.… [Lays] wicked sense of humor brings laughs to her dieting struggles.… The Big Skinny is a first."- Publishers Weekly , cover story"As weight-loss self-help and well-formed sequential-art narrative, The Big Skinny demonstrates that direct and simple can be satisfying approaches that yield admirable results."- Booklist "Appealing on every level. Its wonderfully written and illustrated. Its funny and easy-to-read… Its honest, revealing and refreshing… But heres the real deal; it also makes her diet a lot more reasonable than anything else Ive almost ever seen; this offered with the proviso that I generally avoid such books because they might give me cooties. The Big Skinny may or may not change your life, but it will certainly liven up your perception of diet books- and yourself. Pretty much step one, right there. You may or may not lose weight, but you certainly wont feel as if youve lost time." -The Agony Column "Bravo to cartoonist Carol Lay ... she has a real sense of humor about it that makes her 100 percent amiable. You cant help but love her whether shes failing or succeeding." -Bookgasm.com "Wonderfully clear, crisp, and colorful… The Big Skinny is a fine effort, well drawn and charmingly presented. And if you know someone making a New Years resolution (or you are), it might be a perfect gift… to them or to you." -Comics Waiting Room "Cartoonist Lays hilarious graphic memoir reveals how she finally purged the excess pounds and found her sleek, chic self. Tartly poking fun at yo-yo diets and food obsessions ... Lay promotes a you-can-do-it brand of exercise and healthy eating with wit and sass." - DAME Magazine Details ISBN0345504046 Author Carol Lay Short Title BIG SKINNY Pages 195 Publisher Villard Books Language English ISBN-10 0345504046 ISBN-13 9780345504043 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-12-31 Imprint Ballantine Books Inc. Subtitle How I Changed My Fattitude Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780345504043 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2008-12-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141690031;

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