Thin by Lauren Greenfield, David B. Herzog, Michael Strober, David B. Herzog, Michael A. Strober

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With Girl Culture and Fast Forward, photographer Lauren Greenfield cast a revealing lens on the lives of American girls and young women. In Thin, she and Cornell professor Joan Jacobs Brumberg offer us rare access into the experiences of 20 female residents of a Florida eating disorder treatment facility. Greenfield's striking pictures, exclusive interviews with the women and girls, and personal journal entries combine to give reality to what might seem to be a theoretical problem. An unforgettable look at a malady that will affect one out of seven American women.

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Critically acclaimed for Girl Culture and Fast Forward, Lauren Greenfield continues her exploration of contemporary female culture with Thin, a groundbreaking book about eating disorders. Greenfield's photographs are paired with extensive interviews and journal entries from twenty girls and women who are suffering from various afflictions. We meet 15-year-old Brittany, who is convinced that being thin is the only way to gain acceptance among her peers; Alisa, a divorced mother of two whose hatred of her body is manifested in her relentless compulsion to purge; Shelly, who has been battling anorexia for six years and has had a feeding tube surgically implanted in her stomach; as well as many others. Alongside these personal stories are essays on the sociology and science of eating disorders by renowned researchers Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Dr. David Herzog, and Dr. Michael Strober. These intimate photographs, frank voices, and thoughtful discussions combine to make Thin not only the first book of its kind but also a portrait of profound understanding.

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