Stick Figure
A Diary of My Former Self
$41.42
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2009
Summary
Lori Gottlieb—psychotherapist, national advice columnist, and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone—shares her “gripping” (The Boston Globe) chronicle of adolescent anorexia that “stands out as a fresh, edgy take…on that perilous time in a girl’s life when she’s no longer a child but not quite an adult” (Entertainment Weekly).
For a girl growing up in Beverly Hills in 1978, the motto “You can never be too rich or too …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781439148907 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1439148902 |
| Author: | Lori Gottlieb |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 147mm x 214mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-17 |
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Critics Review
Peggy Orenstein author of School Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap By turns earnest and funny, hopeful and tragic, eleven-year-old Lori is a latter-day Alice: She takes us through the distorted looking glass that’s held up to young girls and into the harrowing land of eating disorders. There is no other word for it: You will devour this book – and, hopefully, keep right on eating.
Lori Gottlieb
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author, and leading voice on relationships and human behavior. Her book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone has sold more than three million copies and has been translated into more than forty languages. She writes the popular “Ask the Therapist” column for The New York Times and cohosted the Dear Therapists podcast. A prominent media expert, she has appeared on Oprah, the Today show, The Daily Show, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, CNN, NBC’s Meet the Press, and NPR’s Fresh Air, as well as leading podcasts. Her TED Talk, with more than eight million views, was among the ten most-watched of the year. She maintains a clinical psychotherapy practice and advises leaders and organizations on mental health, leadership, and building healthier cultures. Her new book is I’m So Glad You Asked.
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